McConnell voted no on Hegseth as Pentagon head, forcing Vance to cast tiebreaker
Mitch Moconel (Republican Party, Kentucky, Kentucky) was one of the three Republican lawmakers who voted against Pete Hegousz, who had a small margin with the Secretary of Defense in Trump's new Trump administration. Other Republican “opposition” votes are from moderate, Lisa Marcausky (Republican Alaska) and Susan Collins (Republican Mainand), and Vice President JD Bance defeated […]
McConnell: ‘Alarming’ some Trump Pentagon hires survived vetting process
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was “alarming” that some of President Trump's Pentagon recruits survived the vetting process. McConnell has urged the Trump administration to “avoid” Pentagon advisers who “look strong by comparison” to their predecessors in the Biden and Obama administrations. Jewish Insider reported. “Claim that U.S. interests in the Middle East are […]
Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to secure US-Mexico border
The Pentagon is sending up to 1,500 troops to help secure the southern border as President Trump pushes to stem the flow of migrants. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Saleses is expected to sign the release order on Wednesday, but the exact number of troops and which units will be deployed remains unclear and could change, […]
Pentagon sending additional 1,500 troops to southern border: US official
The Pentagon will deploy an additional 1,500 active-duty military personnel to the southern border by the end of this month, a U.S. official told Fox News on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear what kind of troops would be sent, but the Trump administration is expected to make a formal announcement later Wednesday. There are […]
Pentagon removes Gen. Mark Milley portrait hours after Trump’s inauguration
The Pentagon removed a portrait of Mark Milley, a retired Army general and frequent critic of Donald Trump, just hours after the 47th president was inaugurated in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The portrait of the now-retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hung in a hallway filled with paintings of Mr. Milley's predecessor for […]
General Milley’s Portrait Down at the Pentagon 10 Days After It Was Put Up
A portrait of retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley that was unveiled at the Pentagon 10 days ago has been removed, according to a photo posted by CNN. It is unclear who brought it down. But Katie Miller, former Trump administration official and wife of President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen […]
General Milley Portrait Removed from Pentagon Hours After Trump Sworn In
A recently unveiled portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley was removed at the Pentagon just two hours after President Donald Trump took the oath of office for the second time, according to reporters. Milley was preemptively pardoned by former President Joe Biden hours before the end of his presidential term on Monday, but his recently […]
Authorities Remove Retired General Mark Milley’s Portrait From Pentagon 10 Days After Its Unveiling
The Pentagon removed a portrait of retired Army general and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley just 10 days after it was unveiled. The move came shortly after President Donald Trump took office. UPDATE: This portrait of Millie is no longer displayed in a Pentagon hallway just 10 days after it […]
Dems Exposed Pentagon ‘Mismanagement’ During Hegseth Hearing
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said during an appearance on Tuesday's Pete Hegseth hearing that Democratic senators exposed “mismanagement at the Pentagon.” Breitbart News Daily. “The Democrats seemed shrill to me,” Johnson said of the Democrats' demeanor during Tuesday's hearing for Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary. “If anything, they're just exposing the mismanagement […]
Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill for fiery hearing on his record, plans to shake up Pentagon
Pete Hegseth will take the spotlight Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee in a hearing that is sure to bring fireworks. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Hegseth to be secretary of defense as he overhauls the Pentagon, but the former Fox News host has been embroiled in controversy and Democrats on the committee are […]