{"id":2409555,"date":"2025-03-04T14:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T19:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-backs-elbridge-colby-pick-for-top-dod-policy-role\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T19:11:31","slug":"vance-backs-elbridge-colby-pick-for-top-dod-policy-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-backs-elbridge-colby-pick-for-top-dod-policy-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance backs Elbridge Colby, pick for top DOD policy role"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fvance-backs-elbridge-colby-pick-for-top-dod-policy-role%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=2409555&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>During \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/implicit-bias-is-nothing-but-divisive-junk-science\/\" title=\"\u2018Implicit Bias\u2019 Is Nothing But Divisive Junk Science\">recent confirmation hearing<\/a> for elbridge Colby, nominated as \u2064under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Vice President JD Vance publicly supported him, emphasizing Colby\u2019s foresight regarding future global issues. Vance noted that Colby\u2019s\u2063 insights have frequently enough anticipated \u200ddiscussions that have onyl emerged years later, suggesting he has a unique perspective \u2063on defense policy.<\/p>\n<p>However, Colby faced\u200c scrutiny from\u200b some Republican senators due to his past remarks\u200b about the Middle East \u2062and Iran, \u2064reflecting a divide in the party regarding his\u200d nomination. Vance characterized Colby as having made statements that may have alienated both parties at times but\u200c also expressed views that \u2062resonate with both sides, \u200dindicating\u2062 a complex and nuanced stance on international relations.<\/p>\n<p>Colby&#8217;s perspectives align \u200bwith a more isolationist view \u200bthat appeals to the MAGA supporters, even though <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">traditional foreign \u2062policy hawks<\/a>, who favor continued U.S. engagement in Ukraine and elsewhere, have expressed concerns. Throughout the hearing,\u2062 Colby highlighted\u2062 the rising threat from China, notably\u2062 regarding Taiwan, and suggested a\u2062 pivot towards focusing U.S. \u200dresources in the \u200cPacific.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his qualifications, \u2064Colby did not\u200b provide \u200cspecific comments on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine\u200b or about key figures, like Russian President Vladimir Putin, involving implications of war\u200c crimes. This reticence could lead to challenges in securing enough support\u200b in the Senate, particularly as democrats are expected to oppose his nomination.Thus, Colby&#8217;s confirmation may hinge on unanimous\u200d Republican backing.  <\/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\">Vance introduces &lsquo;friend&rsquo; Elbridge Colby at Senate hearing, backs him for key Pentagon position<\/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_1198465\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JD Vance\">JD Vance<\/a> backed his &ldquo;friend,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elbridge-colby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elbridge Colby<\/a>, at the beginning of the latter&rsquo;s confirmation hearing for the Pentagon&rsquo;s undersecretary of defense for policy position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There was some apprehension among Republican senators regarding Colby&rsquo;s previous statements on the Middle East, particularly Iran, though Vance&rsquo;s public backing of him demonstrated how seriously the administration wants him confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In so many ways, Bridge predicted what we would be talking about four years down the road, five years down the road, 10 years down the road. He saw around corners that very few other people were seeing around<em>,&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em>Vance said in opening remarks Tuesday at Colby&rsquo;s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/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\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> introduces Elbridge Colby, President Trump&#8217;s nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, before the Senate Armed Services Committee:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had many conversations with Bridge&hellip; where, in so many ways, Bridge predicted what we would be talking about 4 years down the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ut8mjN1i5\">pic.twitter.com\/7ut8mjN1i5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1896942644812562927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2025<\/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>&ldquo;If you look at his long career in defense policy, he has said things that, you know, frankly, alienated Democrats and Republicans. He&rsquo;s also said things that I think both Democrats and Republicans would agree with,&rdquo; Vance continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This was the second time Vance introduced a Trump nominee at their confirmation hearing, after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.<\/p>\n<p>Colby&rsquo;s more isolationist views have played well among the MAGA base and Republican senators who are closely aligned with the president&rsquo;s worldviews. However, more traditional foreign policy hawks, many of whom back U.S. aid to Ukraine, were not as thrilled with Trump&rsquo;s selection of him for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Colby has long stressed the threat China poses to the United States and has called for the U.S. to turn its attention away from other areas of the world to the Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a very real threat&rdquo; that &ldquo;a war could happen&rdquo; with China during Trump&rsquo;s term in office, he acknowledged during the hearing, given Chinese leaders&rsquo; public acknowledgment that they want their military prepared to launch an invasion of Taiwan by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Colby is a former Pentagon official who served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-pauses-plan-to-offer-vaccines-to-guantanamo-bay-detainees\/\" title=\"Pentagon Pauses Plan To Offer Vaccines To Guantanamo Bay Detainees\">deputy assistant secretary<\/a> of defense for strategy and force development in Trump&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of the recent Trump administration appointees and officials, he declined to comment specifically about Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine and who is culpable for the conflict. He declined to say whether he viewed Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal and whether he believed war crimes had been committed in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3227657\/trump-national-security-picks-loyalty-america-first-pro-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP NATIONAL SECURITY PICKS: LOYALTY, AMERICA FIRST, AND PRO-ISRAEL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colby said he didn&rsquo;t want to affect the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>With Democrats on the committee likely to unanimously oppose Colby, his nomination may require the support of all Republicans to advance to the full chamber.<\/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_1198465\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1198465\"}});<\/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>Vance supports Elbridge Colby at Senate hearing for Pentagon role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2409556,"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\/03\/JD-Vance-Eldridge-Colby.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3998,51513,50539,15469],"class_list":["post-2409555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-defense","tag-dod-policy","tag-elbridge-colby","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD-Vance-Eldridge-Colby.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409555","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\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409555"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409562,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409555\/revisions\/2409562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}