{"id":133370,"date":"2024-12-04T23:21:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133370"},"modified":"2024-12-04T23:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:21:45","slug":"pete-hegseth-says-he-will-never-back-down-amid-rumors-hell-be-replaced-by-desantis-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133370","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth says he will \u2018never back down\u2019 amid rumors he\u2019ll be replaced by DeSantis | Trump administration"},"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>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Pete Hegseth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> embattled nominee for secretary of defense, shared an impassioned post saying he will \u201cnever back down\u201d amid a flurry of rumors that the president-elect is contemplating replacing him with Florida\u2019s governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ron-desantis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI\u2019m doing this for the warfighters, not the warmongers. The Left is afraid of disrupters and change agents. They are afraid of [Donald Trump] \u2013 and me. So they smear w\/ fake, anonymous sources &amp; BS stories. They don\u2019t want truth. Our warriors never back down, &amp; neither will I,\u201d Hegseth wrote on X on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The post went viral in the aftermath of reports on Tuesday night that Trump may swap out Hegseth with DeSantis. One source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-considers-replacing-pete-hegseth-embattled-secretary-defense-pic-rcna182777\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">NBC News <\/a>that DeSantis is \u201cvery much in contention\u201d while another said: \u201cTrump talked to the governor and wants him to do it.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-mulls-replacing-pete-hegseth-with-florida-gov-ron-desantis-8f682ad2?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-considering-replacing-hegseth-with-desantis-defense-secretary-sources\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">CBS News<\/a> also reported the rumours, citing unnamed sources.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"41461315-6488-4a52-8287-e790a2c8f791\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:3,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump\u2019s DEA pick Chad Chronister withdraws from consideration&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;41461315-6488-4a52-8287-e790a2c8f791&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/03\/trump-dea-pick-chad-chronister-withdraws&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Despite the rumours, Hegseth, 44, told reporters on Wednesday morning that Trump encouraged him to \u201ckeep fighting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI spoke to the president-elect this morning. He said, keep going, keep fighting,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy would I back down? I\u2019ve always been a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hegseth has been embroiled with controversy since he was named. Earlier this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New Yorker<\/a> reported whistleblower accusations that he was forced out of leadership roles in two military veteran organisations following allegations of financial mismanagement, aggressive drunkenness and sexist behaviour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The former Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/03\/pete-hegseth-defense-department-alcohol-use\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told<\/a> reporters on Tuesday, in response as to whether he has an alcohol problem, that he wouldn\u2019t \u201cdignify that with a response\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Last week, a 2018 email from Penelope Hegseth, Hegseth\u2019s mother, obtained by the New York Times made headlines as it saw Penelope accusing her son of routinely mistreating women and displaying a lack of character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cYou are an abuser of women \u2013 that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/hegseth-email-text.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Penelope Hegseth walked back the remarks she made six years ago and also made a plea for Hegseth\u2019s supporters to stand by his side in a Wednesday morning interview with Fox &amp; Friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe all believe in him. We really believe that he is not that man he was seven years ago. I\u2019m not that mother and I hope people will hear that story today and truth of that story,\u201d she told viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She continued: \u201cI am here to tell the truth. To tell the truth to the American people and tell the truth to senators on the Hill, especially female senators. I really hope that you will not listen to the media and you will listen to Pete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Penelope emphasized that who she and her son were in her 2018 email are \u201cnot the people we are today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThey were going through \u2013 Pete, and his wife \u2013 were going through a difficult divorce, a very emotional time and I\u2019m sure many of you across the country understand how difficult divorce is on a family. There is emotion. We say things and I wrote that in haste, with deep emotion, as a parent,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She added: \u201cPete and I are both very passionate people. I wrote that out of love, two hours later I retracted it with an apology and nobody has seen that. It was a difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">JD Vance, the vice-president-elect, also came to Hegseth\u2019s defense on Wednesday morning, noting Penelope Hegseth\u2019s appearance on Fox &amp; Friends and telling followers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1864302343652581476\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">on X<\/a> that \u201cthe media never talks about the apology because they\u2019re trying to destroy him, not tell the truth\u201d. At press time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/pete-hegseth-mom-interview-fox-news-b2658709.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/pete-hegseths-mother-defends-embattled-son-on-fox-friends-blames-despicable-media-for-troubles\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">news<\/a> outlets had reported on her apology.<\/p>\n<\/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.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/04\/pete-hegseth-trump-keep-fighting\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump\u2019s embattled nominee for secretary of defense, shared an impassioned post saying he will \u201cnever back down\u201d amid a flurry of rumors that the president-elect is contemplating &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133370\" 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-133370","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\/133370","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=133370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}