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'Saved himself': Insiders say Trump enamored with Hegseth's scandal 'defiance'

Former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth may have saved his chances to have a Senate hearing to be the next secretary of defense by impressing Donald Trump with his determination to battle for the job. According to a report from Politico, Hegseth's decision to go on the offense when confronted with allegations of public drunkenness and an accusation of sexual …

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RFK Jr. becomes latest troubled Trump pick

Politico

This group of senators closely resembles those who weren’t sold on former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general or have questioned defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth. Now, I guess they’re gonna skip over Kash and then go after RFK next week, because he’s coming,” said Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who said he’s meeting with Kennedy next Tuesday. Tuberville broadly supports Trump’s …

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Trump’s own unorthodox rise, focus on loyalty loom large as nominees face headwinds

LA Times

For weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has faced a barrage of criticism over his nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary. In a statement to The Times, Karoline Leavitt, a Trump transition spokeswoman, said that Trump “was re-elected by a resounding mandate from the American people to change the status quo in Washington,” and “has chosen brilliant and highly-respected outsiders” whom …

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'Nothing that can be done': Trump makes first comment on at-risk Pete Hegseth nomination

Raw Story

Donald Trump has largely left his choice for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, to fight his own battle for winning approval of Republican Senators who will decide Hegseth's fate. Reports have suggested Trump isn't working the phones for Hegseth, which is something he reportedly did do for his failed pick, Matt Gaetz. His support is strong and deep, much more so …

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Trump refusing to 'work the phones' for Pete Hegseth after Gaetz lobbying flop: report

Raw Story

According to a report from ABC News, Donald Trump is leaving it up to Pete Hegseth to convince GOP senators to approve him to be the next secretary of defense with the president-elect choosing to not lift a finger to make calls to help him. With the former Fox News personality roaming the halls of Congress with his wife to …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump said to be oblivious about how his appointments are destroying nominees' lives

Raw Story

Publicly, Donald Trump is being uncharacteristically quiet as those he intends to appoint to his Cabinet are having their dirty laundry aired for days on end, writes Bulwark columnist Andrew Egger on Thursday. Meanwhile, the MAGA loyalists, what Egger calls the "Bannonites," are talking about the controversial Cabinet picks as "titanic, existential struggles over whether it will be Trump or …

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'I'm going to do something dangerous': Insider spills about Trump floating backup choice

Raw Story

A veteran Florida reporter revealed the message Donald Trump wanted to send to his embattled defense nominee Pete Hegseth by floating the name of a high-profile replacement. I'm going to do something dangerous and say some of it, the chief one among Trump's circle of advisers, who largely were cut out of this conversation that Trump had with DeSantis, was …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hegseth says he won’t withdraw as he struggles as Trump’s Defense pick

Politico

“I think you are right,” she responded. Hegseth on Thursday instead met with some of the remaining Republicans on the Senate Armed Services committee, who are mostly Trump allies and appeared supportive of his Cabinet picks: Sens. “I really do see a path forward for him to be successful in being accepted by the Senate for this position, but he’s …

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Trump wanted to build an anti-#MeToo Cabinet — but it's backfiring badly

Salon

While this was never explicitly stated, one of Donald Trump's most obvious campaign promises to his mostly-male fan base was that he could bring American women to heel. As Leigh Gilmore, the author of “The #MeToo Effect: What Happens When We Believe Women," told the New York Times, this kind of backstory is "appealing" to Trump, because "it normalizes his …

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Trump hasn't even started yet and his new cabinet is fast collapsing. But, warns ANDREW NEIL, the biggest (and inevitable) resignations are still to come...

Daily Mail

It isn't even day one of the new administration, Donald Trump has yet to get back behind the Oval Office desk — but the revolving door is already working overtime as potential fillers of key posts file in and out with bewildering speed, their feet barely touching the ground. He quickly nominated instead Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hegseth is a 'dead man walking' after Trump gave him 'the kiss of death': ex-GOP lawmaker

Raw Story

A former GOP lawmaker bluntly stated on MSNBC on Wednesday afternoon that he sees no path for Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of the Department of Defense to be confirmed. As former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth was roaming the halls of Congress attempting to stop the bleeding after a series of highly damaging reports about heavy drinking and …

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1 month ago

President-elect Trump has made his top Cabinet picks. What happens next?

NPR

President-elect Trump has made his top Cabinet picks. DETROW: Let's start with Trump's pick for attorney general, which is now Pam Bondi because former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. President-elect Trump initially pick Gaetz and threw his full support behind him for the job of attorney general. Worth noting that a day before Gaetz withdrew, the House …

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1 month ago

Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed almost halved after Matt Gaetz withdrawal

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed as secretary of defense …

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Trump’s defense sec pick Hegseth threatens ‘educational insurgency’ against American schools

The Independent

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Balance of Power 11/22/24

Bloomberg

00:00 > > FROM THE WORLD OF POLITICS TO THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THIS IS BALANCE OF POWER. JOE: DONALD TRUMP PICKS FORMER FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI TO RUN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AFTER MATT GAETZ WITHDREW HIS NAME. IT'S A SOLID GROUP OF PEOPLE BUT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT CORNERSTONE TO I THINK WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS …

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Trump got his first black eye with Matt Gaetz. His next problem? Pete Hegseth

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump notched his first major failure on Thursday …

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Republicans Rally Around Trump's Pentagon Pick Pete Hegseth

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill rallied around Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, on Thursday even as new details surfaced about allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who served with Gaetz in the House, said it was a “positive move.” Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker said it …

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Gaetz exit puts spotlight on other Trump nominees accused of sexual misconduct

Hindustan Times

* Gaetz exit puts spotlight on other Trump nominees accused of sexual misconduct Pentagon pick Hegseth accused by woman of 2017 sexual assault * RFK Jr's former babysitter says he groped her in 1999 * Trump challenges Senate Republicans with unorthodox nominees By James Oliphant WASHINGTON, - President-elect Donald Trump’s willingness to choose cabinet members with histories of alleged sexual …

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1 month ago

Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz — Donald Trump’s picks show flexible US cabinet vetting compared to past ’tax, pot’ scandal

Live Mint

US President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of nominees for key Cabinet positions, including Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz, and Linda McMahon, has sparked significant controversy, with several of his picks facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Donald Trump’s history of allegations against women, including the infamous 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape where he bragged about assaulting women, has long been a point of contention. …

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1 month ago

Will Pete Hegseth get Senate approval? Our experts are unanimous

The Telegraph

You’d have to be hopelessly naive – or Ann Selzer – not to predict that Trump’s nomination picks for Cabinet would run into trouble even before the official hearings. Democrats holding their breath in anticipation of more chaos might find themselves disappointed – there’s no guarantee that the pressure placed on Gaetz will transfer to Hegseth. Hegseth’s removal, voluntary or …

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GOP says good riddance to Gaetz — with most refusing to even say his name

Raw Story

WASHINGTON – Republicans on Capitol Hill are privately celebrating after former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination for attorney general. “So you don’t even want to talk about Matt Gaetz?” Raw Story asked the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a cramped Capitol elevator. “If you got a non-Gaetz question, you’re first,” Sen. Thom Tillis told Raw Story. …

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All the sex scandal claims against Trump’s cabinet as Matt Gaetz abandons Attorney General bidt

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In his plea deal, Greenberg didn’t name Gaetz, but he did admit introducing a …

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Republicans rally around Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, as Gaetz withdraws for attorney general

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill rallied around Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, on Thursday even as new details surfaced about allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. Sen. Thom Tillis said Gaetz was “in a pressure cooker” when he decided to withdraw, but suggested that it would have little bearing on Trump’s other …

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1 month ago

Matt Gaetz's wife dragged into MSNBC discussion on alleged sex and drug parties

Raw Story

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Symone Sanders Townsend joined in to talk about the chaos surrounding Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination to be Donald Trump's next attorney general and the cloud being cast over it by a reportedly "damaging" House Ethics Committee report. With the Florida Republican meeting with GOP senators this week and attempting to downplay accusations he …

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'Saved himself': Insiders say Trump enamored with Hegseth's scandal 'defiance'

RFK Jr. becomes latest troubled Trump pick

Trump’s own unorthodox rise, focus on loyalty loom large as nominees face headwinds

'Nothing that can be done': Trump makes first comment on at-risk Pete Hegseth nomination

Trump refusing to 'work the phones' for Pete Hegseth after Gaetz lobbying flop: report

Trump said to be oblivious about how his appointments are destroying nominees' lives

'I'm going to do something dangerous': Insider spills about Trump floating backup choice

Hegseth says he won’t withdraw as he struggles as Trump’s Defense pick

Trump wanted to build an anti-#MeToo Cabinet — but it's backfiring badly

Trump hasn't even started yet and his new cabinet is fast collapsing. But, warns ANDREW NEIL, the biggest (and inevitable) resignations are still to come...

Hegseth is a 'dead man walking' after Trump gave him 'the kiss of death': ex-GOP lawmaker

President-elect Trump has made his top Cabinet picks. What happens next?

Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed almost halved after Matt Gaetz withdrawal

Trump’s defense sec pick Hegseth threatens ‘educational insurgency’ against American schools

Balance of Power 11/22/24

Trump got his first black eye with Matt Gaetz. His next problem? Pete Hegseth

Republicans Rally Around Trump's Pentagon Pick Pete Hegseth

Gaetz exit puts spotlight on other Trump nominees accused of sexual misconduct

Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz — Donald Trump’s picks show flexible US cabinet vetting compared to past ’tax, pot’ scandal

Will Pete Hegseth get Senate approval? Our experts are unanimous

GOP says good riddance to Gaetz — with most refusing to even say his name

All the sex scandal claims against Trump’s cabinet as Matt Gaetz abandons Attorney General bidt

Republicans rally around Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, as Gaetz withdraws for attorney general

Matt Gaetz's wife dragged into MSNBC discussion on alleged sex and drug parties