Former Fox News personality and right -wing observer Pat Hegast, who has said that women should not play a war role, recommended cleansing military generals and faced allegations of sexual assaults and alcoholism, in the Senate. The Secretary has been confirmed as Defense. Vice President JD Vans break the vote.
Almost the entire Republican Conference supported Higesh’s nomination, while every Senate Democrat voted against his endorsement, resulting in 50-50 votes. Three Republican Senators – Kentucky’s Mach McConnel, Susan Collins of Man and Alaska’s Lisa Mercoski – opposed Higesha’s nomination. Collins and Mercovsky had previously disqualified their personal history and inadequacy concerns.
Higesh is one of the candidates for the most scrutiny for Donald Trump’s cabinet, who have been accused of sexual abuse and mismanagement in the workplace, which has emerged in the past two months.
Immediately after Trump declared Higesh’s election as Defense Minister, extremist experts threatened to be alarmed about Higesh’s outward commitment to the right -wing symbols – noting that his. The tattoo sleeve featured at least two images associated with the right -wing and nine Nazi groups. Hegest himself has publicly complained that the US military, which refused his services during the inauguration of Biden’s 2021, when a fellow service member flagged him as a potential internal threat.
In Hegest’s Hypertension 2020 book, American crusade, he writes that he believes that the United States is on the path to violence against the division, and claims that the country is facing an existential threat from the left. “You may be thinking,” Pet, you described it in a very simple way. We vs. America vs. Left. Good vs. evil. You are overplaying your hand. It is not so bad. ” “Read, and think again.”
Prior to the verification, Higesha refused to meet with the Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which raised concerns about its consent to run the agency in a neutral manner.
During the January 14 certification hearing of Higesh, New Hampshire Senator Jean Shaheen said that since he joined the committee in 2011, every other nominee has met him and his Democratic colleagues before the hearing. And he has raised the question if Hegast is not ready to do so.
After a New York report, after a day -to -day drinking of alcohol and alleged hegast fighters, drunk, drunk behavior reports, some Republican senators Seemed to be skeptical Regarding being nominated as a former Fox News host.
Higesha refused to answer questions about his behavior during the hearing, repeatedly answering questions about allegations of sexual misconduct from Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and allegations of public, fighter drunkenness. Given with: “Anonymous Sameer”.
“All anonymous, all the liars, my colleagues with whom I have worked for 10 years, denied everyone,” said Higesha when Kelly pressed them to answer questions about her alleged alcoholism. –
When the Democratic Senator Elsa Slotkin asked if he would deny unconstitutional orders, and would he refuse to deploy troops against US citizens, Higesha avoided direct response, saying “I have this foundation I reject. “
When asked about their past support for three military personnel for war crimes, Higesha acknowledged that the Geneva Convention was “Land Law”, but the burden of engagement imposed by human rights law. “Complained.
Hegest also insisted that he would bring a “fighter culture” to the Defense Department and emphasized his commitment to open diversity, equality and inclusion policies in the military.
Trump’s ally united and called for confirmation, and a slight resistance against his nomination within the Republican Party ended.
Even Iowa’s Senator Jonny Ernst – a war experienced and sexually abused woman who initially suspected Higesh’s nomination – announced that she should support her after hearing the confirmation. Will, Said in a statement That she will “work to create the most deadly fighter force with the stomach and ensure the Pentagon audits, ensure opportunities for women in fighting, keeping high standards, and dealing with sexual assaults in the ranks.” Will choose a senior official to stop. “
