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Donald TrumpCandidate for Minister of Defense, former Fox News weekend anchor Pete Hegsethhe spent another day on Capitol Hill trying to drum up support for his confirmation as it stands burdened with accusations related to sexual harassment and alcohol.
His mother Penelope appeared on his former network on Wednesday to defend himwho previously criticized his behavior towards women in a letter. Hegseth promised incoming Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker that, if confirmed, he would he wouldn’t drink.
As he left the complex Thursday, he defiantly told reporters that he answered only to Trump, God, his family and the senators who voted on his confirmation, not the media.
The future of his nomination appears to depend on whether he gets the support of Republican women in the Senate. Trump’s transition team is reportedly are considering alternatives for running the Pentagonincluding the senator Joni Ernst and, surprisingly, the governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.
meanwhile, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are also on Capitol Hill, meeting with congressional Republicans on policy plans for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal spending. Speaker Mike Johnson said that intends to cut 75 percent of all federal agencies with the help of Musk.
ICYMI: Joe Scarborough loses his mind over David Frum’s criticism that ‘Morning Joe’ is afraid of Trump
Morning Joe Host Joe Scarborough was absolutely apoplectic on Thursday over a column he wrote Atlantic’s David Frum, opens the show with a 22-minute tirade about Frum’s complaint about the program apologizing for a “frivolous” joke about Fox News.
Except he was directly addressing Frum’s column, in which a conservative pundit claimed that Morning Joe was showing “fear” facing the new Trump administration, Scarborough and co-host/wife Mika Brzezinski also took the opportunity to lash out at critics of their a recent visit to fix the fence at Mar-a-Lago.
Justin Barango it has a story.
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 06:15
What a difference 24 hours can make…
Rhian Lubin it has a story.
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 05:15
The Biden administration is considering a preemptive pardon for Trump’s enemies
President Joe Biden’s top aides are currently engaged in a “fierce internal debate” over the possibility – according to Politicociting senior Democrats – with the president-elect’s decision to nominate Kash Patel like his FBI the director has been intensifying the “feeling of alarm” in recent days.
Patel has openly vowed to go after Trump’s critics, and Cheney and Fauci are likely to be in the firing line.
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 04:15
Hegseth tells senator he won’t drink as he accuses critics of being ‘jealous’
He also insisted that his critics were “jealous” of him, as Gustaf Kilander reports.
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 03:15
ANALYSIS: Why a second Trump presidency is good for AOC and Jamie Raskin’s careers
The results of the 2024 presidential election revealed that Democrats have a problem with gerontocracy. Certainly, the party fell to Kamala Harris near the end of the campaign – but only after a year of telling the press and voters that octogenarian Joe Biden was fully capable of defeating Donald Trump.
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 02:15
Elon Musk wants to end Daylight Savings Time, and it might actually be a good idea
We’ve all been there: you wake up dazed and groggy like you’ve lost an hour, but the clock says nothing is wrong. Then you miss the meeting because you forgot to set the clock manually.
Io Dodds look at what this could mean.
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 01:15
Coming up tonight… Trump to receive Fox ‘Patriot of the Year’ award
Oliver O’Connell6 December 2024 00:15
Project 2025 supporters to spend $1 million to pressure GOP senators to confirm Pete Hegseth
Think tank behind Project 2025conservative plan related to the newly elected president Donald Trumpis launching an effort to shore up Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick in his latest attempt to influence the incoming republican administration.
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Thursday that his group will spend $1 million to pressure senators who don’t want to support it Pete Hegsethwhose nomination to lead the Pentagon has been called into question because of his views on women serving in combat and reports of his personal conduct.
Oliver O’Connell5 December 2024 23:45
Will Village People Perform ‘YMCA’ at Trump Inauguration?
Gustaf Kilander it has a story.
Oliver O’Connell5 December 2024 23:25
How much does a failed bid for secretary of state cost these days?
Ric Grenell might know this after he reportedly approached conservative social media influencers last month and offered them contracts worth thousands of dollars to endorse him.
One source said Politico that Grenell informed Trump’s inner circle that for him the country was “do or die.”
Justin Barango it has a story.
Oliver O’Connell5 December 2024 23:05