{"id":2392408,"date":"2025-01-19T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T19:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-will-be-confirmed-as-dod-secretary-by-end-of-trumps-first-week\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T14:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T19:53:01","slug":"hegseth-will-be-confirmed-as-dod-secretary-by-end-of-trumps-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-will-be-confirmed-as-dod-secretary-by-end-of-trumps-first-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth will be confirmed as DOD secretary by end of Trump&#8217;s first week"},"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\">26<\/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-will-be-confirmed-as-dod-secretary-by-end-of-trumps-first-week%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=2392408&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>Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-loves-the-ten-commandments-in-schools-after-louisiana-requires-their-display-in-public-classrooms\/\" title=\"Trump Expresses Support for &#039;The Ten Commandments in Schools&#039; Following Louisiana&#039;s Mandate for Classroom Displays\">expressed\u2062 strong support<\/a> for Pete Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation as Secretary of \u2064Defense, \u200bhighlighting the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-suddenly-postpones-trip-to-colorado-for-national-security-meetings\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Colorado trip delayed for &#039;urgent national security discussions&#039;.\">pressing national security concerns<\/a> \u2064the \u200bUnited\u200c States currently faces.Wicker noted that Hegseth \u2063had a\u2063 triumphant and rigorous hearing before\u200c the Senate, where\u200d many praised \u200chis performance.\u2064 He indicated that Hegseth\u200b is\u200c &#8220;definitely on his\u200d way&#8221; to confirmation. Furthermore, Wicker mentioned that a\u2062 follow-up hearing is scheduled for \u2062Monday afternoon, with a vote expected by the end of the week.  <\/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 will be confirmed as DOD secretary by end of Trump&rsquo;s first week: Roger Wicker<\/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_1936548\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) was enthusiastic for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>&rsquo;s confirmation vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secretary-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">secretary of defense<\/a>, expressing how important it is for Hegseth to be confirmed given the &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; times the United States is facing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hegseth underwent a rigorous hearing on Tuesday when testifying in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a>, with many praising his performance amid the hearing. In previewing the next steps for Hegseth, whom Wicker said is &ldquo;definitely on his way&rdquo; to getting confirmed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mississippi<\/a> senator said a hearing on the matter would be held on Monday afternoon, and that a vote would likely be held &ldquo;by the end of the week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3284826\/inauguration-day-2025-donald-trump-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INAUGURATION DAY 2025: EVERYTHING TO KNOW AHEAD OF TRUMP TAKING OFFICE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d say by first week, Pete Hegseth will be in place at the Pentagon, and we need somebody right away at the Pentagon,&rdquo; Wicker said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>One Nation with Brian Kilmeade<\/em>.&rdquo; This is the most dangerous situation the United States has faced since World War II. We&rsquo;re&nbsp;facing not only Russia and China, but North Korea and the Ayatollahs in Iran, and they&rsquo;re all in it together like they&rsquo;ve never been before, so we need leadership, we need a change, and we need somebody in charge. And I&rsquo;m really looking forward to working with Pete Hegseth and also the team he&rsquo;s putting in place!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2762214&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d5b72dc00a9e24b01d59bd08bae9d979\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among those who have commended Hegseth&rsquo;s performance was the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>Byron York, who suggested that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-allies-drilled-down-on-joni-ernst-in-pressure-campaign-to-save-hegseth-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump allies drilled down on Joni Ernst in pressure campaign to save Hegseth - Washington Examiner\">defense secretary nominee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3287245\/hegseth-performance-amid-ugliest-questioning-unites-republicans-byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;really strong&rdquo; performance &ldquo;united&rdquo; Senate Republicans<\/a>. He also suggested that Hegseth underwent &ldquo;some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ugliest questioning&#038;rdquo<\/a>; he has seen in a Senate confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Wicker also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-woke-corporations-who-condemned-georgia-while-still-doing-business-with-china\/\" title=\"5 \u2018Woke\u2019 Corporations Who Condemned Georgia \u2026 While Still Doing Business With China\">expressed excitement<\/a> regarding fixing the nation&rsquo;s spending spree, suggesting the nation act &ldquo;more like a business&rdquo; with its purchases, which include encouraging the launch of startup companies. To help address the nation&rsquo;s spending, he predicted that an audit of the nation&rsquo;s spending will be conducted and passed soon, as people are &ldquo;absolutely crying for this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi senator went on to state that the public wants the U.S. to enact &ldquo;peace through strength,&rdquo; and suggested it can do so over the next few years. He also stated that the Department of Government Efficiency would work very well in finding efficiencies to help the nation save <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">money<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3291959\/dave-chappelle-trump-whole-world-counting-on-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dave Chappelle wished Trump &ldquo;good luck&rdquo;<\/a> during his monologue on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saturday-night-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a>, joking that the &ldquo;whole world is counting on you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1936548\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1936548\"}});<\/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 expected to be confirmed as DOD secretary by week&#8217;s end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2392409,"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\/2025\/01\/Hegseth-and-Roger-Wicker-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16629,48804,45173,48805,32640],"class_list":["post-2392408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-confirmation","tag-dod-secretary","tag-hegseth","tag-military-leadership","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hegseth-and-Roger-Wicker-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392408","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392412,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392408\/revisions\/2392412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}