Pete Hescess, a former Fox News host, who is a retired soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan and promises to return Pentagon to fighter, confirmed as President Trump's Secretary of Defense on a dramatic Senate voting. It was done.
The Senate voted for 51-50, is a 44-year-old Hesthes, the leaders of the National Army, and three Republican members (Susan Collins in the main state, Lisa Marcosky, Alaska, and Mitch Makonel in Kentucky). I joined all 47 Democrats.
JD VANCE became the second Vice President in the history of the United States, and was forced to vote for the Cabinet officials. Former Vice President Mike Pence supported the confirmation of the Secretary of Education Betzy Devos by providing a final vote in 2017.
Senator Tom Tilis (R-NC) shook the support of Trump's candidates at the last moment of the voting, A 11 -hour statement was issued After HEGSETH “implemented the du documentation” to NOM, HegSeth was fully supported.
Tilis said, “I was grateful for the difficult questions of Pete and I was grateful for his frankness and answering them.” Hegseth shared a complete copy of the letter he sent to the North Carolina Republican office at the same time. Agatity of a spouse's abuse From his former sister -in -law.
HegSeth, a retired Army Major and a fierce intense critic of “awakening” military initiatives, is the most controversial among Trump's appointment, filing a personal misconduct, including sexual assault. It was one of the things.
Despite criticism, Trump confronted Hegousth's nomination and claimed that outsiders were needed to shake the Pentagon.
On Thursday, Congress voted 51-49 to finish discussions on Hegzes's nomination, and Collins and Marcovsky voted for blocking it. His past comments against women who serve the role of battle.
“I am worried about the message of Hegces to confirm that she sends it to a woman who is currently working and the woman who is aiming for participation,” said Marukowski on Thursday.
“Sexual assault and excessive drinking claims do nothing to calm my concerns, but HEGSETH has an impossible decision to lead our army, including affair on multiple opportunities. Shows missing.
HeGSETH has been accused of eating work with financial and incorrect management and harsh drinking when he was a leader in a non -profit organization in the United States.
Since then, his colleagues have opposed his characteristics in that group, and his fellow army deployed with him to fight the Iraqi and Afghanistan zone praised the spirit of Hegouses. did.
“He breathes the army. That's all he's talking about,” said the Army Sergeant. General Eric Gelerey said in an interview. “Pete is very wise. He is a very clear, critical thinker, learning from experts and gaining a lot of good information from people.”
“I am grateful for his courageous military service and the continuous commitment to our service members and his family, but he is worried that he has no experience and perspectives to succeed.” Collins explained her “No” voting on Thursday.
“Pete is a very good man. Trump told a reporter outside the White House on Friday morning.
“And, of course, Mitch is always a” no “vote,” he expected.
In his confirmation hearing, Hescess prepares to “prevent and prevent war” as needed, and prepares to match Trump's foreign policy agenda, and “focus on lethal and battle. I swore to match.
He also told the Senator that he believed that the president “dusted his boots” was when someone led the Defense General.
However, at the California Republican Women's Council in October 2017, a report emerged immediately after Hegousth's nomination, in which an unknown woman accused Trump's pentagon rape her at a hotel in Monterey, California.
Immediately a Democratic member He was seized for alleged sexual assault, tried to confirm other accusations from anonymous former colleagues and even missed emails from Hegzes's own mother.
On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) has released a Hegeses answer to a question about a case that revealed that he had paid $ 50,000 for a reconciliation. Monte -gun DA has never been accused of the case.
Trump's defense candidate lawyers stated that the legal costs to fight court accusations were almost the same as the settlement payment.
“I was accidentally accused in October 2017. It was completely investigated. Hescess testified in a confirmation hearing and rejected all the” anonymous “accusations.
At the same time, police reports pointed out that security images show that women seem to not be drunk before trial.
“They are not anonymous,” said Senator Tim Kane (D-Va), who returned to Hegs earlier this month. “We have seen records of the names attached to all of these, including your mother's name,” quoted Penelope Hegces that his son was upset by his couple's affair. did.
She apologized that he later sent it to him, and he argued that the reporter threatened her, and that the New York Times released it without a complete context.
HEGSETH had to clear another hurdle after declaring on the podcast on November 7.
He later reversed the course and stated:
HEGSETH should not drink alcohol if he is confirmed to alleviate his claims to be drunk and have to be transported from work function while leading a veteran protection group in the 2010s. I promised.
He also promised to revive about 8,000 service members who were fired because of the lack of vaccination of COVID-19, and said they would “receive apology, refunds, and lost ranks.”
Trump was stuck as a candidate throughout the process, praised Hescess as a “great student,” and predicted that he would create a “high energy, Secretary of Defense.”
“Pete is the winner and there is nothing to do to change it !!!” The former president in the future posted to his true society in December.
Roger Wicker (R-Miss), chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, shephered in the hegstess through the confirmation process, but at the early hearing this month, Trump's bureaucrats take the reins at the “result of the result”. He said.
“The United States has been facing the most dangerous security environment since World War II,” said Wicker. He pointed out the axis of invaders, including “China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.”
On Friday, Hegstess said, “I provide Pentagon a very fresh air,” said John Tune (R-SD), the majority leader of the Senate.
“Mr. HegSeth focuses on the recovery of American strength and the repair of our preparations,” said Thune.
“As our first president said more than 200 years ago, preparing for war is one of the most effective ways to maintain peace.” And in a world that has become more and more unstable in the past few years, our priority must be guaranteed that the US military is ready to defeat all threats. ” He said.
“I will continue to work as soon as possible and guarantee that President Trump will be introduced.”