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Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary

2025-01-25

[PJMedia] Update 9:50 p.m.: JD Vance broke the tie with his yes vote moments ago, making Hegseth's confirmation official.

Original story:

Pete Hegseth will have enough votes to become Secretary of Defense, which is a tremendous victory for Donald Trump
...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party...
. The vote was 50-50, and Vice President JD Vance is expected to break the tie.

All eyes were on the votes by Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), as Sens. Lisa Daddy, can I be a senator? Murkowski
... representing K Street ...
(R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) had previously indicated they were going to vote against Hegseth. McConnell voted no, but Tillis ultimately decided to vote for Hegseth's confirmation.
~~Alaskan Snow Blower~~ Murky and Droopy Dog need to be slapped back into line. The Turtle just needs to retire or die
"From the beginning, I have been clear about my position: if President Trump’s nominees were reported favorably out of the relevant committees, I would support their confirmation on the Senate floor absent new material information about their qualifications," Tillis said in a statement posted to X. "Once Pete Hegseth’s nomination was sent to the floor by my colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee, I conducted my own due diligence, including asking tough questions of Pete and I appreciated his candor and openness in answering them."

Tillis continued, "Pete has a unique perspective as a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and is unquestionably passionate about modernizing our military and supporting the brave patriots like himself who serve our nation. I will support his confirmation and look forward to working with him to rebuild our military and advance President Trump’s peace through strength agenda."

Back in 2017, then Vice President Mike Pence had to break the tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Trump’s education secretary. It was the first time a vice president had cast the tie-breaking vote for a cabinet nomination. Vance's vote will be the second in U.S. history.

Hegseth advanced from the Armed Services Committee by the narrowest margin, a 14-13 party-line vote. On the Senate floor, cloture was invoked at 51-49, barely avoiding a situation where Vice President JD Vance would’ve had to cast the deciding vote.

Democrats

...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy, white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
fought aggressively against Hegseth’s nomination, taking issue with his views on women in combat and raising questions about alleged alcohol abuse and misconduct, even resorting to dusting off their playbook from the Kavanaugh hearings when, earlier this week, senators received an affidavit from Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleging behavior that he purportedly made his second wife fear for her safety. However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
even Hegseth’s ex-wife says these allegations are not true.

Samantha Deering, Hegseth’s ex-wife, told NBC News, which first reported on the accusations, that the allegations were false.

"First and foremost, I have not and will not comment on my marriage to Pete Hegseth. I do not have representatives speaking on my behalf, nor have I ever asked anyone to share or speak about the details of my marriage on my behalf, whether it be a news hound, a committee member, a transition team member, etc.," she wrote.

"I do not believe your information to be accurate, and I have cc’d my lawyer," she added.

Posted by:trailing wife

#10 Schiff could have flown with Trump anyway...awkward as that might have been.

"You get the wheel well, Pencilneck"

Posted by: Frank G 2025-01-25 16:31

#9 On J.D. Vance breaking the tie to get him confirmed: "It's not the first time the headline reads - 'junior enlisted Marine bails out junior Army officer.'" lol

Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-01-25 16:13

#8 Trump said yesterday that somebody invited Adam Schiff, California's new junior senator, to come along on his trip to Los Angeles. Schiff declined saying he had to participate in senate confirmation votes but his vote failed to keep Hegseth or Noem from being confirmed. Too bad. Schiff could have flown with Trump anyway...awkward as that might have been.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-01-25 13:52

#7 Those that voted no for him voted "yes" for that stupid DEI Supreme who admitted under oath that she didn't know what a woman is. That's where we're at.

Posted by: Crusader 2025-01-25 13:38

#6 /\ Ditto !

Posted by: Besoeker 2025-01-25 11:51

#5 Thune is facilitating some of these early wins. His donors will want him to knife Kash, Tulsi and RFK Jr. Those votes are Bastogne for me. Any Republican that balks at any of those folks need to go. Trump took out all the IGs except two last night.

Posted by: Super Hose 2025-01-25 11:49

#4 Gratz to Pete Hegseth on his appt to Legatus Legio MAGA.

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2025-01-25 10:22

#3 Trump's historic voter mandate means nothing to the Senate dems (and three worthless pubs). They all voted against Hegseth.

Posted by: Besoeker 2025-01-25 01:49

#2 Kristi Noem beats Senate confirmation hurdle, advancing to final vote for DHS role

Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-25 00:44

#1 I loved JD Vance's tweet about this. "I though I wouldn't have to cast a Senate vote again"

Seriously after watching Hegseth in these hearings... if we were surrounded 100 to 1 and he said "Fix bayonets and charge"... I would follow that man

Posted by: DarthVader 2025-01-25 00:42

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