{"id":2378255,"date":"2024-12-09T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-praises-senators-over-nomination-process-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T23:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:11:36","slug":"hegseth-praises-senators-over-nomination-process-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-praises-senators-over-nomination-process-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth praises senators over nomination process &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhegseth-praises-senators-over-nomination-process-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent \u2063Fox News interview, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064nominee for Secretary of Defense, expressed gratitude to \u200csenators for \u2062their guidance during \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-trumps-potential-picks-to-lead-the-justice-department-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Here are Trump\u2019s potential picks to lead the Justice Department - Washington Examiner\">challenging confirmation process<\/a>. He highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-10-am-et-impeachment-inquiry-of-president-biden-starts-in-house-oversight-committee-hearing\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: President Biden&#039;s Impeachment Inquiry Begins in House Oversight Committee Hearing at 10 AM ET.\">valuable insights provided<\/a> by \u2064senators, especially praising \u200cJoni Ernst (R-IA) for her support. Despite \u2064facing skepticism regarding\u2063 his outsider status and\u200c allegations about past misconduct, Hegseth acknowledged the importance of\u2062 senator advice and support as crucial to \u2064his nomination process. He also emphasized Trump&#8217;s\u200c goal of reforming the Pentagon to focus more on military needs. \u2063Hegseth is actively meeting with key senators, including Lisa Murkowski \u200d(R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), who \u200ccould \u2064influence his confirmation outcome.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hegseth praises senators over nomination process while revealing Trump&rsquo;s mission for him<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908038\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> thanked senators for their &ldquo;amazing advice&rdquo; as they scrutinize the incoming Trump administration&rsquo;s nominee to head the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Defense<\/a> during a grueling confirmation process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3228033\/trump-pick-fox-news-pete-hegseth-secretary-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> tap<\/a> Hegseth to lead the Pentagon earlier this month stunned Washington insiders, who fumed over the veteran&rsquo;s outsider status and lack of bureaucratic experience in the military establishment. With Hegseth quickly being inundated by allegations of sexual misconduct and alcoholism, Trump&rsquo;s allies have spent the past month endeavoring to solidify GOP support for the DOD nominee in the upper chamber ahead of his Senate confirmation vote.<\/p>\n<p>Although support for Hegseth on Capitol Hill has been on unsteady ground, even among Republicans, Hegseth offered glowing words for senators, particularly Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) during an interview on Monday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You get into these meetings, and you get to listen to senators &mdash; It&rsquo;s an amazing advice and consent process, and you hear how thoughtful, serious, and substantive they are on these key issues as they pertain to our Defense Department,&rdquo; Hegseth mused in comments on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>, later adding that Ernst is &ldquo;front and center on that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  &ldquo;The fact that she&rsquo;s willing to support me through this process means a lot,&rdquo; he said. <\/p>\n<p>As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Ernst holds considerable sway among Senate Republicans. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3255169\/joni-ernst-opens-door-supporting-pete-hegseth-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">met<\/a> with Hegseth on Monday, after which the DOD nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1866257580483318252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">thanked<\/a> her for giving him &ldquo;support&rdquo; and &ldquo;ongoing counsel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, as they walk through the basement of the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a great meeting. People don&rsquo;t really know this, I&rsquo;ve known Senator Ernst for over ten years. I knew her when she was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidate-holds-lead-in-traditionally-blue-oregon-governors-race-poll\/\" title=\"Republican Candidate Holds Lead In Traditionally Blue Oregon Governor\u2019s Race: Poll\">state senator running<\/a> to be the first female combat veteran,&rdquo; Hegseth said in remarks that softened his rhetoric around his opposition to females in combat roles.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said he is seeing Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Tuesday and meeting on Wednesday with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The two senators are viewed as centrist and possible roadblocks to a Senate confirmation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also gave deeper insight into Trump&rsquo;s hopes for reform in the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll just say what he told me: return the Pentagon to the warfighters,&rdquo; Hegseth told host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get in there and clean out all the social justice, politically correct garbage on top, and get back to lethality, war-fighting, accountability, meritocracy, and readiness. &hellip; Return to that and change the culture of the institution&hellip; address the recruiting crisis, address the retention crisis,&rdquo; Hegseth continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">America&#8217;s future Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteHegseth<\/a>: &#8220;Return the Pentagon to the warfighters. Get in there and clean out all the social justice, politically correct garbage on top, and get back to lethality, war-fighting, accountability, meritocracy, and readiness&hellip; Address the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tKGgaAhHwg\">pic.twitter.com\/tKGgaAhHwg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1866313422394257826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hegseth previously promised to complete a full audit of the Pentagon after the country&rsquo;s largest military agency revealed earlier this month it had failed its seventh audit in a row.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3249215\/trump-considering-nominating-desantis-defense-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">speculation<\/a> swirled last week that Trump was considering backing away from Hegseth and shifting his sights to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Hegseth rebuffed the rumors on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I give so much credit to President Trump. He&rsquo;s got a backbone of steel. He never backs down. He called me and said, &lsquo;Pete, you keep fighting.&rsquo; And when he picked me, he said, &lsquo;Pete, it&rsquo;s because I know you can do this. You&rsquo;re gonna tough this out, stare these folks down, and stand up for the change that needs to come to the Defense Department,&#8217;&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If he can do what he&rsquo;s done, Sean, then I can stick up to this line of press and fight out for the American people and our warfighters,&rdquo; he concluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vice President-elect Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) likewise told reporters on Friday that &ldquo;we&rsquo;re not abandoning this nomination. We&rsquo;re not going to make it easy for people to allow the media to determine who our Secretary of Defense is.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Pete&rsquo;s going to get confirmed, and we are completely behind him. I have talked to Joni, I&rsquo;ve talked to a number of my colleagues about this nomination, and about other nominations, all I&rsquo;m asking is that people actually allow the Senate process to work. We do not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">determine important government officials based<\/a> on anonymous sourcing from the American media,&rdquo; Vance said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908038\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908038\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hegseth commends senators for their guidance amid his nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2378256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/byron-hegseth-nomination.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45173,46465,3709],"class_list":["post-2378255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hegseth","tag-nomination-process","tag-senators"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/byron-hegseth-nomination.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378255\/revisions\/2378259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}