GOP senators also seemed puzzled. ‘Really?’ one said. ‘Who?’ another asked.
on X. ”I never thought I’d say I’m stunned about any pick after the election but nominating Pete Hegseth for this incredibly important role? Yes he’s a veteran … and?"on the network, “I was stunned when I saw it—but then it made all the sense in the world. He is the guy for the job.”
Hegseth, an Iraq War veteran, has been a consistently pro-Trump voice on Fox News for about a decade. And behind scenes, he was even lobbying the Trump administration for pardons of accused and convicted war criminals, as the Daily BeastRepublican senators, some of whom will have to vote for Hegseth for him to be confirmed, were equally surprised when asked about the news Tuesday., per NBC reporter Frank Thorp.
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