Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming cabinet are scheduled to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14th.
The senatorial snakes will each take up careful positioning. Doug Collins for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior, and Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense are each scheduled for confirmation hearings in the Senate tomorrow.
With committee passage strongly likely, former Congressman Doug Collins will likely garner more than 60 votes in the full Senate. Former Governor Doug Bergum will also likely glide through the committee review, with around 70 votes likely in the full Senate. However, Pete Hegseth is where the challenge will become first visible.
Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is viewed as the first potential scalp to be taken in the upper chamber. The first hurdle is getting out of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI).
The full slate of Democrat members are likely to oppose Hegseth under the justification of his personal attributes not being of strong enough moral character to lead the military. The women on the committee will face strong pressure to reject Hegseth due to perceived sexism and misconduct. No one knows what the FBI background check has uncovered, but it will likely be shaped during the predictable confrontation.
For Democrats on the committee, dirtying up Hegseth will be job #1. For Republicans, they will need to walk a fine line between supporting the Democrats and yet being visible supporters lest they face the ire of Donald Trump and a fully triggered MAGA army to light up their phones.
Democrat Senators, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Mazie K. Hirono, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Jacky Rosen and Elissa Slotkin, will all play the gender card putting pressure on the two Republican committee women Joni Ernst and Deb Fischer, not to defend Hegseth.
This will be the #1 confirmation hearing to watch tomorrow.
Military Evaluations Describe Prospective Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as ‘Incredibly Talented, Battle-Proven Leader’
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/military-evaluations-describe-prospective-secretary-defense-pete-hegseth/
I only care about what Da Nang Dick thinks, as reported on by Brian Williams.
LOL !!!
RSBN will also be livestreaming the Hegseth confirmation hearing; scheduled to begin 9:30 a.m. eastern time:
If Joni Ernst and Deb Fischer don’t defend and support Hegseth their political careers are over. Trump should back a primary challenger against ANY Republican who opposes his nominees. And he needs to make sure up front they all know it. No more Mr. Nice Guy this time.
F B I won’t turn over report on Doug Collins, already the stalling has begun.
With committee passage strongly likely, former Congressman Doug Collins will likely garner more than 60 votes in the full Senate. Former Governor Doug Bergum will also likely glide through the committee review, with around 70 votes likely in the full Senate. However, Pete Hegseth is where the challenge will become first visible.
Yes and once again I remind CTH readers that Collins and Murkowski both approved Richard Levine’s confirmation and they were the “opposition” party for the UniParty.
Seven of the thirteen Democrat members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are women. Do they care about anything other than DEI promotions for women?
They seem to care a whole lot about making sure that as many babies are killed as possible.
Waving her cartoonish, stick-like ARMS in the air while shrieking about whatever has got her goat at that particular moment does NOT qualify Fake Indian Warren (D-MA, by way of OK) to be a member of the “ARMED” Services Committee….
“The senatorial snakes will each take up careful positioning.”
God bless you, Sundance.
I know full well you would chose a more colorful descriptor if you could. These “people” only wish they were as dignified and trustworthy as snakes!
They are demons from hell come to destroy America once and for all.
I guarantee if a crucifix were held in front of them they’d shriek in horror and call it an attack on freedom.
I’m more interested in what sounds they’d make if nailed to one.
How many VOTES did the current occupant at DOD receive? DEI Lloyd?
As a Florida resident I’m so hopeful to get rid of Gang of Eight Senator Marco Rubio. With his support from the Cuban community I couldn’t see a path to ever get him out of office. Not pleased he’s SOS but hopefully President Trump can keep a tight leash on him. Let’s see who Desantis appoints in his place.