{"id":127988,"date":"2024-11-20T10:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T03:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127988"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T03:13:04","slug":"hegseth-tells-republicans-that-this-is-a-battle-that-is-just-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127988","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth tells Republicans that \u2018this is a battle that is just beginning\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p5yi6v003l26p3fa4cbzxy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/12\/politics\/pete-hegseth-secretary-of-defense\/index.html\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick for defense secretary, told Republicans on a prayer call Tuesday that \u201cthe battle is just beginning,\u201d as he faces questions about his confirmation after a past sexual assault allegation surfaced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/17\/politics\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-settlement-agreement\/index.html\">that he denies<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp00033b6lbzttbh0i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hegseth\u2019s comments made during the call, which was hosted by the Republican National Committee and co-chair Lara Trump, are some of his first since he was announced as a pick for the president-elect\u2019s Cabinet.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p68mjp000l3b6l3anazsy7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hegseth asked those on the call to pray for Trump, incoming first lady Melania Trump and their family.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp00043b6lhgb0ipzi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis is a battle that is just beginning,\u201d Hegseth said, noting his wife Jennifer was seated next to him as he was speaking. \u201cI know in our family, we take that time to hold them up in prayer.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp00053b6ll78kvd4u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The veteran-turned-Fox News host noted that his family has had \u201can outpouring of support\u201d since he was named Trump\u2019s selection for the defense post.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp00063b6lcx2z181m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat\u2019s the reason why we can endure the attacks and the onslaughts,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp00073b6lt2m6arfu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Lara Trump, the president-elect\u2019s daughter-in-law, weighed in after Hegseth\u2019s remarks, saying the nation was \u201clucky\u201d to have Hegseth as its next defense secretary.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp00083b6l3z8gzp2g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Donald Trump selected Hegseth last week for the position despite him having no senior military or public office experience, which surprised both Pentagon officials and Trump\u2019s own allies. The president-elect\u2019s announcement was swiftly followed by news of the alleged sexual assault, catching the president-elect\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/15\/politics\/trump-transition-hegseth-allegations\/index.html\">transition team off guard<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp000b3b6lzdzmfn6p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN previously reported that Hegseth, according to his attorney, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a settlement agreement that included a confidentiality clause. Hegseth denies assaulting the woman and has characterized the October 2017 incident in Monterey, California, as a \u201cconsensual sexual encounter,\u201d his attorney has said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p67fkp000c3b6lnd2n85g9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hegseth has not been charged in any criminal case or named as a defendant in any civil lawsuit in connection with the incident.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p5yl5b00003b6lmgi1xh84@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Despite the controversy, Trump has refused to back down on his pick, and Vice President-elect JD Vance is expected to take Hegseth and other Cabinet contenders to Capitol Hill this week for meetings with key Republican senators who are considering their confirmation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3p6fsti000o3b6lroiguzmj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s Jack Forrest, Kaanita Iyer, Zachary Cohen and Kristen Holmes contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/politics\/pete-hegseth-prayer-call-defense-secretary-trump\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick for defense secretary, told Republicans on a prayer call Tuesday that \u201cthe battle is just beginning,\u201d as he faces questions about his &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127988\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}