The Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and Fox News host has been accused of sexual violence, harassment of women, excessive alcohol consumption and financial abuse.
The Senate of the United States accepted the candidate for the Post of Minister of Defense of Pede Hegset – the peculiar Republican, whose nomination was accompanied by many scandals and revelations. The final vote according to the hegset will be held on Friday, January 24. On Thursday, January 23, Politico reports.
Two moderate Republican senators joined the Democrats, who voted overwhelmingly against the hegset: Lisa Murkovsky and Susan Collins.
The leader of the Democrats in the Senate Chuck Schumer called Hegset, the former leading Fox News, who retired in the rank of the main, “completely unskilled and one of the worst candidates of Trump.
According to the publication, fearing that Republican lawmakers might not approve the hegset, Trump even prepared a reserve candidate for the role of Defense Minister-Governor of Florida Ron Lazantis.
However, the president’s advisers insisted that if he “lowers” the candidacy of Hegset, it could encourage the Democrats and include a chain reaction, which is why the other selected cabinets of ministers are not be passed.
In the past, many acting and former Pentagon officials were concerned about the intention of the elected US President Donald Trump to appoint the head of the Department of Top Fox News and the veteran of PIA Gagset.
Source: korrespondent
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