Pete Hegseth came across as arrogant, cocky, very self assured, in his Senate hearing to be Secretary of Defense. His character and fitness for the position are wanting.
His alcohol problem, his sexual improprieties, and his extremist views about the Pentagon, and the role of woman and racial minorities, should all be factors in his being denied confirmation.
Hegseth is, by far, the least qualified person to be considered to lead the Pentagon, but since Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been a skeptic, made clear, after being under lobbying pressure, that she would support him, it makes the odds of defeating him very low!
We are in a sad state of affairs when Hegseth is one of a number of Donald Trump nominees who should not be confirmed, but little chance of any success at this point.
In terms of organizational vastness, I would liken becoming Defense Secretary of the USA with becoming the CEO of a corporate giant like Boeing or Lockheed Martin. Character history aside, Hegseth’s resume is light years short of being qualified for any of those!
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing highlights Republicans’ servility to Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing
Sounds like Pam Bondi isn’t going to challenge Trump if she gets picked for AG.
Democrats’ clumsy questions for Pam Bondi missed the mark.
From the hearing’s outset, Democratic senators’ questions reflected valid and critical concerns but often in a poorly framed manner.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pam-bondi-confirmation-hearing-democrats-trump-attorney-general-rcna187806