Pete Hegesh confirmed as Trump’s Secretary of Defense, with the help of Vice President Vance

The Senate voted to confirm the president Donald Trump’s Nominated, Pete Hegesh, as Secretary of Defense on Friday night after a high -level battle to influence legislators in his favor that was almost derailed by accusations about his behavior.

The final vote was reduced to The Wire: three Republicans opposed, which makes a vote of 50 to 50. Vice President JD Vance was necessary to break the tie in the upper chamber.

The two moderate republican women of the Senate: Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted no. Like Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., The former leader of the Republican Party.

The support of the North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis was not a fact, and did not reveal his position until the vote was already underway. Finally, he said he would support Trump’s choice, giving him enough support to be confirmed with Vance’s vote vote.

Moderate Republican Murkowski does not support Trump to choose Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense

In his reasoning, Murkowski cited infidelity, “accusations of sexual assault and excessive drink” and the previous comments of Hegseth about women served in the army.

The behaviors he has admitted alone, he said, shows “a lack of judgment that is improper of someone who would lead our armed forces.”

Veterans concerned with America (CVA), the non -profit defense group in the center of many of the accusations raised during the Hegesh confirmation hearing, praised its confirmation in a statement.

“The confirmation of Pete Hegesh as Secretary of Defense presents a real opportunity to prioritize the security and prosperity of our citizens, the prudence and effectiveness of the champion in our defense strategy, and focus our department of defense on the most vital interests of United States, “reads the statement.

He New Yorker reported In December, Hegseth was forced to leave CVA, the group he once directed, for accusations of financial poor management, sexual improperity and personal misconduct.

All Democrats opposed confirmation, far from an earlier vote this week, when Secretary of State Frame Rubio was Unanimity confirmed, 99-0.

Hegseth will now lead the largest agency in the government, since for a long time he promised to eliminate the measures of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in each branch.

Hegseth erases the obstacle of the Senate and advances to a final confirmation vote

However, the Trump Pentagon has not waited for a confirmed secretary.

This week, the commander of Air ForcesThe 613th Air Operations Center in Hawaii, who had advocated more women in roles like his own, was removed from his position. General Kevin Schneider, commander of the Pacific Air Forces, relieved Colonel Julie Spaito-Salceies of the PENARL HARBOR-HICKAM ARTICULAR BASE“Due to the loss of confidence in its ability to command the organization.”

Shortly after Trump assumed the position, Coast Guard The commander Ad. Linda Fagan, the first uniformed woman to direct any military branch, was removed from her position.

This week, Trump nominated former Lieutenant Colonel of the Space Force Matthew Lohmeier and the former marine of Colonel Stuart Scheller to the main positions of the Department of Defense, both men who deeply criticized the policies of the Biden administration in the Pentagon.

Lohmeier, who had been nominated for serve as Undersecretary of the Air Force, was Tiring as commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron at the Buckley Air Force Base, after he wrote a book and appeared in Podcasts claiming that Marxism had infiltrated the armed forces and criticizing diversity policies.

Scheller arrived at the headlines for publishing videos in uniform criticizing the senior military leaders for the withdrawal of Afghanistan. Scheller, the new main advisor of the Department of Defense under the Secretary of Personnel and Preparation, was sent to the Bergantín and the Martial Court by the clips.

The HEGSET nomination was a last -minute obstacle earlier this week when the reports that his former sister claimed that he had abused his second wife arose.

On Tuesday, Fox News obtained an affidavit of the former sister -in -law of Hegseth, Danielle Hegseth, who claimed that he had an alcohol abuse problem and sometimes made his ex -wife, Samantha, feared for his safety. Danielle Hegesh was previously married to Pete Hegseth’s brother and is not related to Samantha.

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But Danielle Hegseth added that she never witnessed any abuse, physical or sexual, for Pete against Samantha.

Samantha Hegesh has also denied any physical abuse in a statement to NBC News.

President of Armed Services of the Senate Roger Wicker said in a statement on Wednesday night These reports “regarding a confidential informative session on the background investigation of the FBI of Pete Hegseth that I received last week are inaccurate clearly and objectively”, and that is for the Hegseth nomination.

On Thursday earlier, the minority leader of the senator Chuck SchumerDn.y., urged the Republicans to join him to oppose the former host of Fox News and the National Army Guard.

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“Hegesh is so completely incalified that he is classified there (as) … one of the worst nominated that could occur,” said Schumer.

Hegseth, who has married three times, admitted that he was a “gut in series” before becoming a Christian and marrying his current wife, Jenny.

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The 44 -year -old army Veteran of the National Guard, Who toured Iraq and Afghanistan, is relatively young and inexperienced, compared to defense secretaries in the past, retiring as a specialization. But Republicans say they don’t want someone to reach the high bras that have rooted in the establishment of the Pentagon.