{"id":133887,"date":"2024-12-06T07:56:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133887"},"modified":"2024-12-06T07:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:56:09","slug":"trump-allies-work-to-save-hegseth-in-key-test-of-president-elects-relationship-with-senate-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133887","title":{"rendered":"Trump allies work to save Hegseth in key test of president-elect\u2019s relationship with Senate GOP"},"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\/cm4bvly6j000l26qe08eo9ot1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Donald Trump\u2019s allies are scrambling to save Pete Hegseth after the president-elect\u2019s pick to lead the Pentagon struggled to win over skeptical Republicans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-musk-ramaswamy-doge-12-5-24\/index.html\">a flurry of meetings on Capitol Hill<\/a> this week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00053b6m01p0y8qo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump is still standing by his choice, telling Hegseth he wants to see him fight for votes in the Senate, sources close to both told CNN,\u202fthough they also acknowledged that the president-elect could withdraw his support at any time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00063b6m2r5rvgc3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump and those around him still see a pathway for Hegseth to be confirmed, the sources said, though they noted the Senate math can change quickly \u2014\u202fand some of\u202fTrump\u2019s allies are ramping up public pressure on senators who have so far declined to commit to Hegseth.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00073b6mq6q6vslh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The former Fox News host\u2019s confirmation is in jeopardy amid a series of allegations related to drinking and sexual misconduct that have emerged since he was chosen for the role. While no Republican senators have publicly said they will not back Hegseth, many have said they have concerns that they need addressed before they can get behind him.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00083b6mfxcdlkhw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For Trump \u2014 who\u2019s already lost one of his Cabinet picks due to Senate opposition \u2013 Hegseth\u2019s fate is poised to become a key early test of his relationship with Senate Republicans. Some of Trump\u2019s allies believe the president-elect cannot give into the pressure from senators over Hegseth, arguing that allowing them to tank another key\u202fpick\u202fwould give\u202flawmakers\u202ftoo much power at a critical time for him.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00093b6mi0faax85@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIf he drops Pete because of pressure from establishment Republican senators, all it will do is have the effect of the Senate essentially controlling Trump and not the other way around,\u201d one source familiar with transition talks told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000a3b6mv54pc8jv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s continued backing \u2013 as of now \u2013 is part of the reason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/04\/politics\/pete-hegseth-donald-trump-confirmation-fight\/index.html\">Hegseth has appeared more bullish<\/a> this week while he\u2019s held critical meetings with Republican senators who will ultimately decide his destiny.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000b3b6mzeeqjaeu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI spoke to Trump this morning just a few minutes ago. He supports us fully,\u201d\u202fHegseth\u202ftold CNN Thursday when he arrived on Capitol Hill.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000c3b6mznw5u6mo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m a different man than I was,\u201d Hegseth said after his meetings wrapped Thursday in response to questions about allegations of alcohol abuse. And on Wednesday, he took to conservative media and X to blast the accusations against him.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000d3b6m4gj3oy5f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sources familiar with the matter argued that the\u202fsituation with Hegseth is not the same as what unfolded with Trump\u2019s attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz, who withdrew his name last month after Trump told him he did not have the votes to get confirmed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000e3b6mcaim5vxg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis is very different than the situation with Matt Gaetz. With Gaetz, you had multiple members who were legitimate hard no\u2019s, whereas with Pete, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a single actual hard no on the GOP side of the Senate right now,\u201d one Trump world adviser told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000f3b6mxl28nshn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Unlike with Gaetz, Trump has not been making a flurry of phone calls directly to senators,\u202fsources said.\u202fTrump has so far allowed his transition team to handle the backchanneling as it relates to Hegseth rather than personally involving himself, two sources familiar with the discussions said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000g3b6mj1p1okvd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, Vice President-elect JD Vance, a supporter of Hegseth and a current Ohio senator, has been talking to his colleagues as Hegseth has been in and out of meetings on Capitol Hill<em>.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000i3b6mqnz2oigy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s allies on and off Capitol Hill have pushed Republican senators to get in line for Hegseth, noting that President Joe Biden\u2019s defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMikeCollins\/status\/1864664901848891546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received 93 votes<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000j3b6mf2j0e0kg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIf you\u2019re a GOP Senator who voted for Lloyd Austin, but criticize <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PeteHegseth<\/a>, then maybe you\u2019re in the wrong political party!\u201d Trump\u2019s son, Donald Trump Jr., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1864686299300454403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000k3b6mvhxkfuar@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            One Trump adviser said that\u202fthe president-elect\u2019s\u202fsupport for Hegseth could wane if more allegations surface. Trump\u2019s transition team was blindsided by a 2017 sexual assault allegation against Hegseth \u2013 and then again after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/21\/politics\/pete-hegseth-police-report-defense-secretary-trump\/index.html\">a related police report<\/a> surfaced. Hegseth has denied the allegation, claiming the encounter was consensual, and no charges were filed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000l3b6m4y30k4w6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The avalanche of media reports on Hegseth\u2019s alleged past transgressions has caused some around Trump to sour on\u202fthe pick. Transition team members have expressed frustration at what they said was Hegseth\u2019s lack of transparency and honesty about information that could be used against him, despite having been asked to disclose any potential headwinds on multiple occasions.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000m3b6mf3rj9066@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At the same time, many of Trump\u2019s advisers and close allies were annoyed over reports this week that the president-elect was mulling possible replacements, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst,\u202fwhose vote could be among the most crucial to Hegseth\u2019s chances. Ernst, a combat veteran who\u2019s taken on sexual assault in the military, has not said whether she\u2019ll support Hegseth.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bx8uld001o3b6mev24vlch@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The people close to Trump\u202fhave since lobbied him directly on Hegseth, as well as attempted to quash any interest he might have had in other candidates, including\u202freminding Trump of negative things DeSantis in particular said about him earlier this year when the two were in a heated primary.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000o3b6m9higckxz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sources familiar with the discussions said there is a concern among Hegseth allies that Ernst and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are working to sink Hegseth so that Ernst could be considered as a defense secretary candidate instead. CNN has previously reported Ernst\u2019s name was floated as a replacement for Hegseth.\u202f<em> <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000p3b6m1gwynvek@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An Ernst spokesman called the speculation around her motives \u201cabsolutely not true. Ernst is not seeking the position, full stop.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000q3b6mx6jyuzy5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Graham said the claims were \u201ccomplete crap.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000r3b6mico22amu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Some close to Hegseth believe that if he can survive over the next week, he will be Trump\u2019s nominee, though he still will have to get through his confirmation hearing\u202fearly next year.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000t3b6me3d3w72a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s team has been watching Hegseth\u2019s meetings with senators very closely to gauge where\u202fthey\u202fstand \u2014 with a particular focus on female senators like Ernst. Hegseth has repeatedly denied the allegations that have imperiled his confirmation and his attorney Timothy Parlatore argued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/04\/politics\/video\/the-lead-tim-parlatore-pete-hegseth-misconduct-allegations-investigation-jake-tapper\">CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper on Wednesday<\/a> that they were \u201canonymous.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000u3b6mhdv0o8tu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Wednesday, Hegseth\u2019s mother made a plea to these female senators during an interview with Fox News.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000v3b6mqfytft8w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI am here to tell the truth, to tell the truth to the American people, and tell the truth to the\u202fsenators\u202fon the Hill, especially our female\u202fsenators. I really hope that you will not listen to the media, and that you will listen to Pete,\u201d said Penelope Hegseth, who sent an email to her son in 2018 that sharply criticized his treatment of women, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/hegseth-email-text.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times reported<\/a> last week. (She told the Times that she had immediately apologized to her son and that her own characterization in the email \u201chas never been true.\u201d)\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000w3b6mztyhshz8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Pete\u202fHegseth met with Ernst on Wednesday,\u202fbut the senator declined to throw her support behind him. The Iowa Republican confirmed during an interview on Fox News Thursday that she was not yet ready to back him.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000x3b6m3iibh0c9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt doesn\u2019t sound in your answer that you got to a yes?\u201d host Bill\u202fHemmer\u202fasked.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000y3b6mp23y1kck@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think you are right,\u201d Ernst responded. \u201cI think, for a number of our senators, they want to make sure that any allegations have been cleared and that\u2019s why we have to have a very thorough vetting.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e000z3b6mxaabptm6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Another Republican on the Armed Services Committee, Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, said after his meeting with Hegseth Thursday that he still sees a path\u202ffor him, but is not ready to commit to backing him \u2013 yet.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00103b6mxmaiducp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI really do see a path forward for him to be successful in being accepted by the Senate for this position, but he\u2019s got more work to do,\u201d Rounds said. \u201cI think he\u2019s capable of doing that and I think the open hearings will help, so that he can respond publicly to the allegations that have been made \u2013 and, as near as I can tell, the vast majority of them anonymously.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00113b6miramnljj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Senate Democrats, meanwhile, are considering how hard they should press to dig up more information about Hegseth while they still control the chamber. Democrats on the Armed Services Committee are weighing whether to subpoena Concerned Veterans for America,\u202fwhere Hegseth was president from 2013 to 2016,\u202ffor\u202fa whistleblower report from former employees,\u202fa source familiar with the matter told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00123b6m5nsqeblo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The report, described\u202fin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/02\/politics\/pete-hegseth-veterans-advocacy-groups-misconduct-allegations\/index.html\">The New Yorker<\/a>, alleged Hegseth was repeatedly intoxicated at work events and gatherings with staff. It also alleges that he sexually pursued female staffers, and that the organization ignored another staffer\u2019s alleged sexual misconduct, according to the magazine. Hegseth has denied the allegations, with his lawyer calling them \u201coutlandish claims\u201d from a \u201cdisgruntled former associate.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00133b6m60n62uew@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Democrats have just weeks before the committee will fall into GOP control, when they would lose that subpoena power. As CNN reported earlier this week, incoming Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker,\u202fa Mississippi Republican,\u202fhas said he believes he\u2019ll eventually see the report.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00143b6m0rhiefh9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Democratic\u202fSen. Richard Blumenthal, who sits on the committee, asked the leaders of the panel to demand that two veterans groups that Hegseth\u202fled\u202f\u201cpreserve and produce\u201d records related to him \u2014 including credit card transactions.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00153b6m5uji59ib@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s very interesting what the press likes to dub a whistleblower report, which some others might clarify as an email from a disgruntled employee, one might say,\u201d Hegseth told CNN\u2019s Manu Raju on Thursday when asked if he\u2019d support the release of the report.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bw3l3e00163b6mykhatnz6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The focus on Hegseth on Capitol Hill this week has taken some of the scrutiny off of Trump\u2019s other Cabinet picks. For many of them, Hegseth\u202fhas served as \u201cheat shield\u201d while they take meetings on the Hill, a source close to the transition said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4bvlzj900003b6myo7gyq3l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Danya Gainor, Kit Maher, Andrew Millman, Manu Raju, Paula Reid, Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot contributed to this report.<\/em>\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\/12\/05\/politics\/trump-allies-pete-hegseth-senate-gop\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Donald Trump\u2019s allies are scrambling to save Pete Hegseth after the president-elect\u2019s pick to lead the Pentagon struggled to win over skeptical Republicans in a flurry of meetings &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133887\" 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-133887","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\/133887","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=133887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}