Pete Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defence secretary
Pete Hegseth, nominated by Donald Trump, was confirmed by the Senate in the Senate later on Friday after facing improper allegations, this almost made his confirmation confirmation Desert.
Vice President JD Vance (JD Vance), including the three Republican Senators, including Mitch McConnell, a former Senate, voted against him after voting, and robbed Hegles’s support for him. Seven votes.
At HEGSETH’s confirmation hearing, he was facing related Charges of sexual assaultHe denied this, as well as infidelity and drinking.
The former battle veteran and a host of a Fox News TV station will supervise the budget of about 3 million employees and a budget of $ 84.9 billion (£ 6.95 billion).
Four Republicans need to join 47 Democratic and Independent Senators, who voted against Higgs’ nominations.
McConnell’s surprise voting enabled the Senate to hit the game with an deadlock of 50-50 before the competition with a deadlock of 50-50.
McConnell issued a stasis statement when he explained his vote, saying that Hegseth was not ready to lead a huge department composed of 3 million people, while managing huge budgets and global allies all over the world. coordination.
McConnell said the role of Minister of Defense is “an amazing consequences of the security of the American people every day.” “Mr. Hegles has not proved to pass this test so far.”
To confirm Hegseth, Wanz became the second vice president in American history to break the tie to confirm the cabinet nominee. Trump’s former vice chairman Mike Pence became the first when he confirmed that Betsy Devos was the first to vote in 2017.
Hegseth said at the confirmation hearing earlier this month: “Battle, lethality, elite politics, standards and preparations. That’s it. This is my job.”
Democratic Senator asked one of his qualifications to lead one of the largest institutions in the United States.
HEGSETH, 44, is a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraqi war and later worked in Fox. His expectations for national security cabinet positions are very small. This is usually filled with senior civil servants, experienced politicians, generals and senior executives.
At the hearing, especially the female senator, Hergus was also asked his previous comments that women should not play a fighting role. He replied that his attention was not a woman who served in the battle, but in maintaining a certain standard in the U.S. military.
His confirmation process was covered by improper behavior. He was accused of sexually assaulted a woman who did not appear in 2017 in a hotel room in Montrey, California. He repeatedly denied the allegations.
The newly -confirmed Minister of Defense also faces over -drinking allegations, including in work activities, as well as the infidelity in his two previous marriages.
He said at the hearing: “I’m not a perfect person, but the redemption is real.”
Earlier this week, he was charged with alcohol and spouse abuse in the oath of his former Sister Zi to the Congress. Hergus’s lawyer denied these allegations.
However, many Republicans including Trump support Hergus.
For Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republicans voted to oppose confirmation on Friday, and past allegations helped them to vote.
In a statement issued a few days before the vote, she said his past behavior: “It shows the lack of judgment, this is a person who will lead our armed forces.”
At the same time, Susan Collins, a State of Mine, is another Republican who voted against Hegseth who voted. She said she was “worried about his unsuccessful experience and perspective.”
