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Hegseth Confirmed as US Defence Secretary in Tiebreaking Senate Vote
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Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, has been confirmed as the United States Secretary of Defense. The Senate voted 51-49 in his favor, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. This is the second time in history that a Cabinet nominee has needed a tie-breaker to be confirmed. Every Democratic senator voted against Hegseth's confirmation, with three Republican senators also opposing him.
Is Pete Hegseth truly the best we have to offer?
We have a great secretary of defense and we're very happy.
The Senate being divided, the vice-president votes in the affirmative and the nomination is confirmed.
I thought I was done voting in the senate.
And 'dust on boots' fails even to distinguish this nominee from multiple predecessors of the last decade. Nor is it a precondition for success. Secretaries with distinguished combat experience and time in the trenches have failed at the job.
Mere desire to be a 'change agent' is not enough to fill these shoes.
Mr. Hegseth has failed, as yet, to demonstrate that he will pass this test.
It hasn't made us more effective, hasn't made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.
Warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards, and readiness. That's it. That is my job.
I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles.
I'm not going to have a drink, at all. And it's not hard for me because it's not a problem for me.
My commitment is to not touch alcohol while I have this position.
The confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense presents a real opportunity to prioritise the security and prosperity of our citizens, champion prudence and effectiveness in our defense strategy, and focus our Department of Defense on America's most vital interests.
I watched him run an organization very poorly, lose the confidence of donors.
We have not had a secretary of defence like Hegseth before.
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sources
- 1.CNA News
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.The Times of India
- 4.BBC
- 5.Le Monde
- 6.Al Jazeera
- 7.The Times
- 8.CNN
- 9.Fox News
- 10.Guardian
- 11.New Yorker
- 12.Reuters
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.2024 US Presidential Election
- 4.Russia-Ukraine War
- 5.US Politics
- 6.US-China Relations
- 7.Immigration to the US
- 8.Oil Market
- 9.Vaccination
countries
organizations
- 1.Republican Party
- 2.Democratic Party
- 3.Pentagon
- 4.Concerned Veterans for America
- 5.White House
- 6.US Senate Armed Services Committee
- 7.Veterans for Freedom
- 8.Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 9.Independent
- 10.Princeton University
- 11.University of Texas at Austin
- 12.US Army
persons
- 1.Pete Hegseth
- 2.James David Vance
- 3.Mitch Mcconnell
- 4.Lisa Murkowski
- 5.Susan Collins
- 6.Donald Trump
- 7.Betsy DeVos
- 8.Jack Reed
- 9.Douglas Wilson
- 10.Mike Pence
- 11.Roger Wicker
- 12.Ben Curtis