Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as Trump’s new Defense Secretary

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/24/pete-hegseth-vote-confirmation-defense-secretary/77910736007/

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  2. Don’t worry, he won’t drink anymore. Except tonight to celebrate, and tomorrow, and the day after that….

  5. Kakistocracy

    government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.

  6. 51-50. McConnell was one of the three to vote against.

  7. Draft Kings three nominee parley has Hegseth drinking again at -1000.

  8. A Fox News personality is now running the largest military in the history of the world.

    Nothing to worry about here.

  9. If 15,116 people had voted for Bob Casey instead of Leila Hazou, he wouldn’t have been confirmed most likely.

  10. This was supposed to be the hard one. All the others will slide right in.

    We are compromised as a country. Our enemies are loving this, and our allies are taking steps back.

    Our international power is eroding daily. To repair it will take decades.

  11. Zero qualifications for Defense Secretary. This country is circling the bowl!

  13. When asked for comment -“I am getting fucked up tonight and gonna slap a bitch” was all Hegseth had to say.

  14. It’s unbelievable how much damage Russia did with a little bit of online propaganda in 2016. 

    I would applaud the Russian government if it wasn’t so scary.

  15. Example number 1,667,342,636 that Republicans don’t care about meritocracy.

  17. Hahahahah. Holy fuck. It’s really fucking over. Things are going to get really really bad.

    This goes to show, all the republicans are completely complicate and on board with this march into dictatorship.

    I’d expect a purge of top military leaders to start pretty quickly.

    This dude literally wants an army for a modern Christian crusade.

  19. Any chance of America being worth anything again is, at best, thirty years away.

    We blew it.

  21. Harris would’ve been such a good president. I’m thinking of all the good things that could be happening right now. I bet she would’ve even made a point of making sure cabinet nominees were qualified.

  22. The United States Military, brought to you by Fox News Entertainment.

  24. Exactly as predicted in the comments I saw yesterday – 3 republicans get a hall pass to vote against, Vance gets to be in the headlines by casting the tie-break vote and increases his profile to be seen as the MAGA successor when Trump’s McDonald’s diet catches up with him.

  25. Alcoholic Pedophile in the house. Guard your children creepy men are running the country.

  26. This is what America voted for. Elect a clown, get a circus

  27. With this vote I now feel that it is incontrovertible that Putin has the Epstein tapes.

  28. Active duty of over 10 years currently, I just want it to be clear that there will never be a moment where I will say “I was just following orders”.

  29. Day 3 nazi salute from President Elon.
    Day 4 alcoholic, tv personality, and alleged sexual assaulter overseeing the Department of Defense. Just under 4 years of this to come …

  31. “I’ve seen better cabinets at IKEA.” Note: stolen phrase from an inauguration protestor.

  32. If you have brothers in arms, please talk with them now about the need to refuse immoral orders that do not serve the interest of the United States. That is different than serving the interest of the sitting president.

    Based on Pete’s lack of qualifications, he is there to be a yes-man and order some horrific tragedies, domestic and abroad. We citizens have neither the organization nor the armament to fight back against the US military, so our service men and women will be the first and last line of defense to refuse orders to fire upon us, or peaceful nations with which we have no quarrel.

    Please, please, please, have the courage to have hard conversations – NOW – with your family and friends in the American military, and ensure they realize Pete is most likely there to ask them to commit atrocities and war crimes. And convince them to stand down when ordered.

  33. Why is everything working out for the republicans? Everything. Nothing about this is right.

  34. I’m glad Mitch survived to see the end result of his life long efforts.

  35. Anyone that voted for this administration is a garbage person.

  36. I bet the generals are super thrilled to be taking orders for this lower ranking alcoholic loser, whose only qualification is being Trump’s yes man.

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