{"id":2395011,"date":"2025-01-24T22:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-confirmed-vance-breaks-tie-after-mcconnell-rebels-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T22:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:39:24","slug":"hegseth-confirmed-vance-breaks-tie-after-mcconnell-rebels-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-confirmed-vance-breaks-tie-after-mcconnell-rebels-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth confirmed: Vance breaks tie after McConnell rebels &#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\">22<\/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-confirmed-vance-breaks-tie-after-mcconnell-rebels-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=2395011&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>The article discusses \u2063the confirmation of Pete hegseth as the\u200b next Secretary\u2062 of Defence after a tumultuous voting \u200dprocess.The critical moment arose when Vice President\u2062 JD Vance cast a tiebreaking vote following \u200bunexpected opposition from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who initially supported Hegseth but then voted against him at the last moment. the \u2064Senate&#8217;s\u2063 approval came narrowly \u2063at 51-50, with McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins opposing the nomination due to concerns about Hegseth&#8217;s\u200c qualifications and experiance to lead a complex defense bureaucracy. Despite facing allegations of misconduct, Hegseth was ultimately supported by some Republican\u2062 senators who believed he would bring a necessary perspective to\u200b the Pentagon, focusing on combat readiness instead of cultural\u2062 issues.\u200b The broader Republican party demonstrated a united front in supporting Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation, \u2064while Democrats uniformly opposed it, questioning his character and suitability for the defense role. \u2062Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation marks him\u200b as the third Trump\u2062 nominee\u200c to be\u200d approved by \u2062the\u200d Senate, paving the way for further appointments in Trump&#8217;s Cabinet.  <\/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 confirmed: Vance comes to rescue after McConnell rebellion forces tiebreaker<\/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_1949832\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> will be the next secretary of defense after Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> cast a historic vote to save his confirmation when Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) rejected the nominee at the last hour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3298664\/pete-hegseth-senate-hurdle-democrat-effort-pentagon-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"turbulent nomination\">turbulent nomination<\/a> threatened to split Republicans on one of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s most consequential Cabinet picks and sets up a tense future as McConnell surprised his conference in voting &ldquo;no&rdquo; a day after supporting moving the process forward.<\/p>\n<p>In a vote that fell mostly along party lines, the upper chamber voted 51-50 to confirm Hegseth to run the Pentagon and its sprawling, $840 billion budget.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, the former GOP leader, emerged as a surprise &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote on Friday, joining Sens.&nbsp;Lisa Murkowski&nbsp;(R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in opposition. Their defections forced Vance to travel to the Capitol to cast his first tiebreaker as vice president.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-university-defends-controversial-study-on-covid-hybrid-strain-with-80-percent-mortality-rate-in-mice\/\" title=\"Boston University Defends Controversial Study on COVID Hybrid Strain With &quot;80 Percent&quot; Mortality Rate in Mice\">lengthy statement defending<\/a> his rejection of Hegseth, highlighting the charged geopolitical moment and the &ldquo;gravest threats to U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a> since World War II.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Despite his distinguished military record, McConnell said he didn&rsquo;t believe Hegseth had proved to senators that he had the skills to steward the &ldquo;complex bureaucracy&rdquo; that supports the armed services.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mere desire to be a &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">change agent&#038;rsquo<\/a>; is not enough to fill these shoes. And &lsquo;dust on boots&rsquo; fails even to distinguish this nominee from multiple predecessors of the last decade,&rdquo; McConnell wrote. &ldquo;Nor is it a precondition for success. Secretaries with distinguished combat experience and time in the trenches have failed at the job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For weeks, Hegseth&rsquo;s nomination seemed tenuous as he faced allegations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, and financial mismanagement, but Republicans eventually coalesced behind him in what amounted to one of the first stress tests of their new Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has denied all allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Hegseth will bring a warrior&rsquo;s perspective to the role of defense secretary and will provide much-needed fresh air at the Pentagon,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said ahead of the vote. &ldquo;Gone will be the days of woke distractions. The Pentagon&rsquo;s focus will be on war-fighting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Murkowski and Collins expressed concern that Hegseth lacked the requisite experience to lead the Pentagon, pointing to his alleged mismanagement of two veterans organizations. He is a former Fox News personality and Army veteran who earned two Bronze Stars.<\/p>\n<p>And McConnell questioned Hegseth&rsquo;s focus on cultural battles within the Department of Defense, warning that the &ldquo;restoration of a &lsquo;warrior culture&rsquo; will not come from trading one set of culture warriors for another.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also of concern were his comments that women should not serve in combat roles, a position he reversed as he made his way through the confirmation process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats uniformly opposed Hegseth&rsquo;s nomination after lending bipartisan support to Trump&rsquo;s first two Cabinet picks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has neither the character, the experience, or the judgment required by the job,&rdquo; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in Friday floor remarks. &ldquo;If there is one word that should never describe a secretary of defense, in this important position, it is &lsquo;erratic.&rsquo; But that is the one word that describes Mr. Hegseth best.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3230599\/pete-hegseth-pentagon-bureaucratic-behemoth\/\"><strong>THE BUREAUCRATIC BEHEMOTH AWAITING PETE HEGSETH AT THE PENTAGON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth marked the third Trump nominee to be confirmed by the Senate, following Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. <\/p>\n<p>Senate Republican leadership is barreling ahead in the coming days with other Cabinet choices, including Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, Sean Duffy for transportation secretary, and Russell Vought to run the White House budget office.<\/p>\n<\/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_1949832\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1949832\"}});<\/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 confirmed as defense secretary after Vance&#8217;s tiebreaker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2395012,"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-5-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45173,5194,5894,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2395011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hegseth","tag-mcconnell","tag-politics","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hegseth-5-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395011","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395015,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395011\/revisions\/2395015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}