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Washington-Senate confirmed Pat Hegsit on Friday as Secretary of Defense, after a win for President Donald Trump’s new administration, his 44-year-old nominated candidate with sexual abuse, public alcoholism and intoxication and women. He confirmed the abuse allegations.
For a former Fox News host and military veteran, Hegsit received the support of all except three Republicans to win confirmation by 51-50 votes, Vice President JD Venus broke the tie. Venus, a former Ohio Senator, Quped on x When the vote continued, “I thought I had tried to vote in the Senate, adding laughter-laughter.
Sense. Lisa Mercoski, Alaska, Susan Collins, Mine Ki, and Mach McConnel, former Republican Senate leader of Kentucky, who has previously confronted Trump, joined all Democrats to vote against them. Û” Hegsit personally showed the vote, which is unusual.
McConnel said in a statement that guiding the United States Armed Forces “is a massive and firm responsibility.” Pushing its 3 million personnel with a budget of $ 1 trillion, “is a daily test with the amazing results of the security of the American people and our global interests.”
“Mr. Hegsit has yet to show that he will pass the exam,” he said. “But as he takes office, the consequences of failure are as high as he has been.”
Senior Roger Vicker, RMs, the Chair of the Armed Services Committee, who oversee the Higgsit’s nomination process, said he already knew about McConnell’s amazing vote. He added that he did not read the statement of the former GOP leader, but he heard that it was “clear”.
Senator Jack Red, the top Democrats of the Armed Services Committee, who opposed the confirms of Hegsit from the beginning, said in a statement that they respected the results of the vote but “they would look like hawk, as I had With the former secretaries of both sides. “
The Red statement said, “I will demand accountability.”
Venus did not answer questions when it was asked that his message was for McConnell or other Republicans who did not vote.
To monitor the largest government agency
Hegsith will now take charge of the country’s largest government agency, which will have a budget of $ 850 billion under the 3 million service members and the civilian and the Pentagon authority.
Hagsit was confirmed on a thin ice jointly after its former bhahabi with the Senate Armed Services Committee. Saying that she hid her in a cell. His ex -wife also testified to the FBI about herbicide drinking, which gave a briefing to the senses. The Republican Head of the Committee and the High Democratic Member, Roger Vicker and Jack Red.
His nomination was also included in the charges of sexual abuse of eight years. Hegsith paid to the accused, who sought the treatment of sexual abuse after a sexual confrontation with a Hegsit in a Conservative Convention at a California hotel, so that he was publicly talking about the incident. To be stopped
During his nomination process, reports of excessive alcohol were also reported. A former soldier’s organization that hegsit sacked because of his drunkenness, and was seen drunk or drunk at a job in Fox News. Report of New York Published in December.
During the hearing of the Higgsit confirmed before the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, the Democrats also raised the past in the past comments of the nominee who opposed women who served in military war roles.
Although he returned to his position in the weeks of voting, Democrats pointed to his recent comment about the Podcast Interview soon after being nominated: “I am saying straightforward that we do not have women in combat roles Should be. ” These comments were angry with women veterans and lawmakers, who warned that removal of women from these roles would have serious consequences for the military.
The background of Higgsit, especially its minimum government’s experience, is different from the past secretaries of defense from past secretaries. But his criticism over the leadership of the military – that he has ignored his fighters’ main mission for diversity measures and cultural sensitents – attacks on “Vocabus”, the center of Trump’s political point of view. –
