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Senate Confirms Hegseth for Defense Secretary With Vance Casting Tie-Breaker
The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote after McConnell voted no to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the new secretary of defense.
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense in a late-night session on Jan. 24 that came down to a tie-breaking decision from Vice President JD Vance after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voted no.
President Donald Trump’s nominee initially deadlocked in a 50-50 vote, capping off a contentious confirmation process in which Hegseth faced questions about his views on women serving in combat, as well as allegations of alcoholism, sexual assault, and financial mismanagement at two veteran nonprofit organizations.
It was only the second such tie-breaking vote in the history of cabinet secretary confirmations, after Betsy DeVos’s confirmation for secretary of education at the start of the first Trump administration.
And once again, you can blame the tie, despite the Republican majority in the Senate, on traitorous neocon Republicans. They won't learn until someone beats some sense into them. I also don't get why Hegseth became such a hill to die on. Fixated much?
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McConnell represents everything that is wrong with the Republican party. Way past time for him to go!
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