The US Senate approved Pita Hegsset for the post of Minister of Defense.
It is reported by The Washington Post. Since the voices were equally divided, Vice President Jay Wance, who made Hegset, was carried out by his voice.
The case with Hegset took place a second time in the history of the United States, when the government officially needed the voice of Vice President, and the Republicans applauded when Vance joined the ward.
Hegset is a US Army veteran, who participated in the infantry in hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Then he began working as a journalist in Fox News.
He criticized the Biden administration approach to national security as “weak”. In recent years, he worked as leading in Fox News. This is the third candidate of Trump, who was approved for the position.
During the vote, senators -democrats did not support the hegset. In their opinion, the new Minister of Defense is not qualified enough for his position.
Earlier, a number of Western media reported that Hegset was seen in the past in the work of alcohol at the workplace, making dismissive statements against Americans of Mexican origin. It was reported that he also paid $ 50,000. A woman who has declared sexual violence. In addition, Hegset was seen in a drunken club, where he performed a private dance when he was in military uniform.
We know who is the aggressor. We know who is a good guy. We would like his decision to be profitable for Ukrainians. But this war should stop, ”said Hegset on the eve of the vote in the Senate.
He also promised senators that he would not drink alcohol in case of approval to the position.
Hegset rejected the accusations in bad attitude to women, and also reports that he was removed from two non -core groups of veterans. Senator -Republican Eric Schmitt said that Hegset assured the senators, that he had quit drinking and would not drink alcohol if his candidacy was approved.
Senator -Republican from Northern Dakota Kevin Kramer said that he was inspired by the promise of Hegset to refrain from alcohol as the Minister of Defense. According to him, Hegset assured that there were times when he “drank too much, but there were never many that I drank too much, and something happened wrong.”
Source: Racurs
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