Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s nominees began Tuesday with Pete Hegseth appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Hegseth, Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, has experienced an uphill road as allegations of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement emerged after his nomination.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman (D) signaled he may vote to confirm President-elect Donald Trump picks for Defense secretary and head of the FBI. “You met with Pete Hegseth,” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl said in the “This Week” interview, with Fetterman responding that he did.
President-elect Trump on Sunday night revealed several new nominees for senior Pentagon roles. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he was naming a “slate of America First Patriots” to work with his Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, including investor Stephen Feinberg as
