{"id":2389701,"date":"2025-01-13T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-hopes-and-dreams-crushed-with-one-word-as-pete-hegseths-fbi-background-check-is-submitted-to-senate\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:20:19","slug":"dems-hopes-and-dreams-crushed-with-one-word-as-pete-hegseths-fbi-background-check-is-submitted-to-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-hopes-and-dreams-crushed-with-one-word-as-pete-hegseths-fbi-background-check-is-submitted-to-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dems\u2019 Hopes and Dreams Crushed with One Word&#8217; as Pete Hegseth&#8217;s FBI Background Check Is Submitted to Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fdems-hopes-and-dreams-crushed-with-one-word-as-pete-hegseths-fbi-background-check-is-submitted-to-senate%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=2389701&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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-endorsing-and-hyping-a-democratic-candidate-is-now-so-expected-that-it-no-longer-has-much-of-an-impact-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Celebrities endorsing and hyping a Democratic candidate is now so expected that it no longer has much of an impact - Washington Examiner\">teh article discusses<\/a> the\u2064 upcoming Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, president-elect \u200cDonald Trump\u2019s nominee for Defense Secretary. Senate\u200c Democrats\u2063 and \u2062some\u200b establishment Republicans are attempting to derail trump&#8217;s America-first agenda. However, \u200crecent reports indicate that the FBI&#8217;s background check on Hegseth \u2064was described as &#8220;unremarkable,&#8221; which has disappointed critics\u200d hoping\u200d to undermine his nomination. The term &#8220;unremarkable&#8221; has led to some commentators suggesting that the Democrats&#8217; efforts to challenge Hegseth\u2019s qualifications will be less effective\u200b than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes that Senate Democrats and establishment figures \u200dmay resist Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation, especially as he is seen as an unconventional \u200dcandidate without the typical Washington connections. Simultaneously\u2063 occurring, supporters are\u2064 optimistic about\u2062 his potential to lead effectively, interpreting the lack of significant negative findings in his background check\u2063 as \u200ca victory. Despite the\u200b criticisms aimed at both Hegseth and Trump, \u2062the \u200barticle conveys\u200c a sense \u200dof\u200b determination among Trump supporters that the agenda will move forward despite opposition.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats and establishment Republicans will seize upon anything they can in order to derail President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s America-first agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, it appears that their first attempt at sabotage will receive no help even from the corrupt FBI.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/washington\/cabinet-nomination-hearings-kick-off-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punchbowl News<\/a>, late last week leading members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received the FBI&rsquo;s background check on Pete Hegseth, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for Defense secretary, and the document&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reportedly yawn-inducing contents prompted<\/a> one user on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X to confidently declare, &ldquo;Dems&rsquo; hopes and dreams crushed with one word.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That word, as the user noted, was &ldquo;unremarkable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Punchbowl News this AM: Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s FBI background check is &ldquo;unremarkable.&rdquo; All of the Dems&rsquo; hopes and dreams crushed with one word. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tEH1mDHu6\">pic.twitter.com\/4tEH1mDHu6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArthurSchwartz\/status\/1878790064685396029?\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s Senate confirmation hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect raised eyebrows in November when he announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/real-meaning-pete-hegseths-tattoos-revealed-no-wonder-woke-people-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth&rsquo;s<\/a> nomination. Those who have hoped and prayed for a second Trump administration that reflects voters&rsquo; intense hostility to business-as-usual in Washington, D.C., undoubtedly leapt for joy at the choice of a combat veteran and former Fox News personality unsullied by the stench of the Pentagon&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taliban-uses-american-equipment-mock-us-anniversary-bidens-afghanistan-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decades-long failures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Senate Democrats and establishment Republicans will resist all of Trump&rsquo;s unconventional and anti-establishment Cabinet nominees. And Tuesday&rsquo;s hearing will provide an early clue as to how far those Swamp-aligned senators might go.<\/p>\n<p>At minimum, those senators have succeeded in framing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nancy-pelosi-exposes-wrap-smear-now-used-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narrative<\/a> for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-todd-bensman-many-of-joe-bidens-migrants-die-on-trek-to-u-s-border\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Todd Bensman -- Many of Joe Biden&#039;s Migrants Die on Trek to U.S. Border\">establishment media allies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Punchbowl, for instance, noted that Hegseth &ldquo;has faced allegations of sexual and financial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numerous-former-colleagues-pete-hegseth-rush-set-record-straight-nbcs-cowardly-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misconduct<\/a>, as well as doubt over his qualifications for the role.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Hegseth&rsquo;s critics, an &ldquo;unremarkable&rdquo; background check from an agency as Swamp-aligned as the FBI spoke volumes.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far only Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Chair of SASC, and Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the committee&rsquo;s ranking member, have viewed Hegseth&rsquo;s background check. Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told reporters on Friday that she does not anticipate other committee members having the opportunity to view the file before the hearing, per Punchbowl.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, many X users interpreted the &ldquo;unremarkable&rdquo; background check as a significant defeat for Hegseth&rsquo;s establishment antagonists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hegseth and the others should all get confirmed. I know the Left will make a stink and a circus. But I&rsquo;m now convinced Trump&rsquo;s agenda is moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; That Immigration Guy (@brentknewcomb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brentknewcomb\/status\/1878790726538199451?\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sucks when they can&rsquo;t smear someone in time to wreck things<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EthanRPh (@ethanrph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethanrph\/status\/1878790754145018082?\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Womp womp.<br \/> They tried. Put everything they had into it.<br \/> At least we will have a competent military leader soon.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barbie True Blue (@BarbieTrueBlue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbieTrueBlue\/status\/1878790710713106667?\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Trump supporters still have no reason to believe what anyone in the corrupt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/read-lines-sen-kennedys-nola-attack-press-conference-fbi-needs-tell-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI<\/a> says about anything.<\/p>\n<p>And that makes Hegseth&rsquo;s background check all the more satisfying. After all, Democrats and establishment Republicans now cannot even rely on their Swampy allies at the FBI for useful smears. So they will have to look elsewhere to justify resisting Trump&rsquo;s nominee.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Ironically, their initial effort at sabotage seems to lack support even from the compromised FBI. As reported by Punchbowl News, key members of the Senate Armed Services Committee recently received Pete Hegseth&#8217;s background check for Defense Secretary, which was described as &#8220;unremarkable.&#8221; This led one social media user to declare that the Democrats&#8217; hopes were dashed with just that word. Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning, and while his nomination raised eyebrows in November, many supporters view him as a promising choice due to his military background and previous role at Fox News. However, establishment figures are expected to resist Trump&#8217;s unconventional Cabinet picks. The narrative being shaped by these senators includes allegations against Hegseth regarding misconduct and doubts about his qualifications; yet an &#8220;unremarkable&#8221; FBI report undermines their efforts significantly. So far, only a couple of senators have reviewed this background check before the hearing takes place. Many on social media see this outcome as a setback for those opposing Hegseth\u2019s nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pete-Hegseth.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3933,48427,48426,44930],"class_list":["post-2389701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dems","tag-fbi-background-check","tag-hopes-and-dreams","tag-pete-hegseth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pete-Hegseth.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389701","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389701"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389705,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389701\/revisions\/2389705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}