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Donald Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth as head of the Pentagon with Ron DeSantis, according to a new report.
President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing controversial Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth with one-time rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2024. people familiar with the discussions told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
The move comes as Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army veteran and former Fox News personality, faces increasing scrutiny over allegations of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement.
Six Senate Republicans are currently reluctant to support Mr. Hegseth.
Six Republicans, and possibly more, are now backing Mr. Hegseth to lead the Pentagon amid new revelations about his past, according to three Republican officials with direct knowledge of the nomination process. of Senate Republicans have expressed displeasure. Given that Republicans hold a slim majority in the Senate in the next Congress, former Fox News host Hegseth would lose just three Republican votes assuming all Democrats vote against him. That will probably suffice.
Federalist Sean Davis denied the Wall Street Journal report.
Sources with direct knowledge tell me this story is nonsense, and that Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are in the midst of a debate over Mr. Hegseth's defense nomination. It suggests that he is tired of the game he is playing.
According to one source, Graham never found a war he didn't find… pic.twitter.com/yPyNf5gMvt
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 4, 2024
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