{"id":134271,"date":"2024-12-07T08:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T01:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134271"},"modified":"2024-12-07T08:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T01:19:52","slug":"trump-expresses-confidence-in-hegseth-and-says-he-can-be-confirmed-to-lead-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134271","title":{"rendered":"Trump expresses confidence in Hegseth and says he can be confirmed to lead Pentagon"},"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\/cm4cv1zu4002f25qfbng5f1kc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-47\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday said he has confidence in Pete Hegseth, even as he acknowledged \u201cpeople were a little bit concerned\u201d about his pick to lead the Pentagon amid a series of allegations related to drinking and sexual misconduct.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw00093b5vj44yshaf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cLooks like Pete is doing well now. I mean, people were a little bit concerned,\u201d Trump told NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker in an interview at Trump Tower. \u201cHe\u2019s a young guy with a tremendous track record. Actually, went to Princeton and went to Harvard. He was a good student at both, but he loves the military, and I think people are starting to see it. So, we\u2019ll be working on his nomination, along with a lot of others.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4de66l200083b6m5jervt0e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked whether he thinks Hegseth can earn Senate confirmation, Trump said, \u201cI think he will, yeah. I\u2019ve had a lot of senators call me up saying he\u2019s fantastic.\u201d But Trump said he has not gotten any assurances from senators that he\u2019ll be confirmed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ddwjc400003b6mz56e87k1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The comments from the president-elect marked the latest public praise for his embattled choice for secretary of defense after days of support behind the scenes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ddx5m800023b6mkv6upk3j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Earlier in the day, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113605996857369106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on his Truth Social platform that the military veteran and former television anchor \u201cis doing very well\u201d and that \u201chis support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have you believe.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4dfj5gb000y3b6mvk7aacv8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked by Welker whether he had concerns over reports of excessive drinking, Trump, who does not drink, said he\u2019s \u201cspoken to people that know [Hegseth] very well and they say he does not have a drinking problem.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4dfhw4u000t3b6mj1z2mjhe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing and forcefully pushed back on what he has described as unfounded attacks against him. On Thursday, he concluded his first week of meetings on Capitol Hill as he seeks to shore up support with key senators who will vote on his confirmation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4dgby29001x3b6m343nme4x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump had told Hegseth he wants to see him fight for votes in the Senate, sources close to both men told CNN, and the continued backing 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.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4dggom000213b6m2pood9v8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Friday, he thanked the president-elect for his support, saying on X, \u201cLike you, we will never back down.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw000c3b5v7k0wledc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Vice President-elect JD Vance, a current Ohio senator who has been talking to his colleagues in support of Hegseth, also emphasized his backing for the defense secretary pick, saying that he\u2019s \u201cfighting\u201d for Hegseth because he will \u201cfight for our troops.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw000d3b5vgigugfwp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cFor too long, the Pentagon has been led by people who lose wars. Pete Hegseth is a man who fought in those wars. We\u2019ve got his back,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1865028676359725196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance posted<\/a> Friday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw000e3b5vrn3ifary@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The public support is the latest sign of Trump allies\u2019 attempts to save Hegseth\u2019s prospects as he faces a tough confirmation process, amid mounting allegations related to Hegseth\u2019s workplace behavior and treatment of women, including a surfaced sexual assault allegation from 2017, which he has denied.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw000f3b5vx4ks7rgb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Amid calls for more vetting, Hegseth\u2019s name was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/05\/politics\/hegseth-fbi-background-check-defense\/index.html\">submitted to the FBI<\/a> for a background check, and his attorney, Timothy Parlatore, said Thursday that his client had \u201creceived the forms yesterday from the FBI, and we\u2019re working on them right now.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4dgiuu300273b6m6azlbc8m@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2187517427 copy.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2187517427-copy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2187517427-copy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2187517427-copy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2187517427-copy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2187517427-copy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2187517427-copy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Pete Hegseth walks through the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2024, in Washington, DC.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw000i3b5vjd3ucq8q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Some of Trump\u2019s allies have ramped up public pressure on senators who have so far declined to commit to supporting Hegseth. 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\/cm4cv38nw000j3b5v965aao13@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.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4dcqk4n00003b6mv3i36hze@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ernst, who met with Hegseth earlier this week and plans to meet with him again next week, said on social media Friday that he should be allowed to continue the nomination process to a Senate hearing. \u201cAt a minimum, we agree that he deserves the opportunity to lay out his vision for our warfighters at a fair hearing,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1865166281537917004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4denqtr000d3b6myzrpj9r5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This headline and story have been updated with additional developments.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4cv38nw000m3b5vlfr758fh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Aaron Pellish, Kaanita Iyer, Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Alayna Treene and Eric Bradner 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\/06\/politics\/trump-hegseth-support-vance\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he has confidence in Pete Hegseth, even as he acknowledged \u201cpeople were a little bit concerned\u201d about his pick to lead the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134271\" 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-134271","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\/134271","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=134271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}