Tag: Pete Hegseth

Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine Says Character Attacks on Pete Hegseth Are Best Way to Reach GOP Senators

Tom Pappert
Tim Kaine and Pete Hegseth

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said on Sunday that he considered his questions regarding the personal character of Pete Hegseth, who President Donald Trump nominated to serve as Secretary of Defense, to be his best shot at persuading Republican senators against confirming the veteran and former Fox News host.

In an appearance on “Face the Nation,” Kaine said that Republicans in the Senate tend to shy away from presidential nominations who may seem unqualified, or who have serious moral failings, and pointing to the example of former Representative Matt Gaetz’s decision to withdraw his acceptance of Trump’s nomination for him to serve as Attorney General, said he decided to use such concerns against Hegseth.

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CNN’ Jennings: Dems’ Strategy for Hegseth Hearing Totally Blew Up in Their Faces

Daily Caller News Foundation

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings said Democratic senators’ “mudslinging” strategy backfired at President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s Tuesday confirmation hearing.

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Commentary: The Things Trump Nominees Have Not Done—And Will Not Do

American Greatness
Trump Cabinet Members

Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.

Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usual Washington, DC/New York political, media, and corporate nexus.

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Trump Continues to Back Hegseth as Defense Secretary Nominee: ‘He Will Be a fantastic, High Energy’

Just the News
Pete Hegseth

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday expresses his continued support of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in trying to win Senate confirmation, amid allegations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and financial mismanagement. 

“Pete Hegseth is doing very well,” Trump posted on social media, as his nominee, also a military veteran, meets with Republican senators on Capitol Hill to try to convince them he’s fit and qualified to lead the U.S. military. 

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Trump Tells DOD Nominee Pete Hegseth to ‘Keep Fighting’, But Readies Alternatives

Just the News

President-elect Donald Trump has told Pete Hegseth, his nominee to lead the Pentagon, to continue pursuing support for his nomination, but is also reportedly planning other options should Hegseth fail to secure the votes to claim the job.

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Commentary: Irresponsible School Districts Force Teachers to Create Amazon Wish Lists

Virginia Star Staff
Teacher

For several weeks, social media has been flooded by teachers’ posts with Amazon wish lists, soliciting others to stock their classrooms with basic supplies. Creating these lists has been commonplace in recent years as teachers look outside their schools and districts to fill their supply needs.

Some of the most popular requested items are dry erase markers, Kleenex, Lysol wipes, erasers, tape, pens, colored copy paper, file folders, and pencil sharpeners. Others request educational items such as a microscope, map, or globe, which seem essential for student learning.

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