Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses President Donald Trump's plans to use Guantanamo Bay to house criminal migrants in the interim on 'The Will Cain Show.'
After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm him.
The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.
On Jan. 21, before the Senate took Hegseth's confirmation to a vote, his former sister-in-law came forward with new allegations against him, claiming in an affidavit submitted to the Senate that his second wife, Samantha, feared for her safety and made escape plans, allegedly going so far as to develop a code word that she could use to get help.
Dave McCormick's vote helped Hegseth overcome three GOP defections for be confirmed as secretary of defense. Democrat John Fetterman voted no.
N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down to the wire.
On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to treasonous Americans.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted Thursday against advancing President Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, who has faced allegations of heavy drinking, financial mismanagement and abusive behavior toward women.