Top Republican senators have shown support for President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for key administration roles. Pete Hegseth is seen as a potential candidate for the role of Defense Secretary, despite facing misconduct allegations against him.
Hegseth met with Senator Joni Ernst on Capitol Hill, where she expressed her “encouraging” conversations with him. Ernst praised Hegseth’s commitment to completing an audit of the Pentagon and prioritizing women in their roles in the military.
GOP senators are cautiously approaching Trump’s nominations, with some expressing concerns about controversies surrounding Patel’s past comments as FBI director. However, most Republicans seem to be backing Trump’s picks, including Kash Patel for head of the FBI and Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/09/politics/gop-senators-kash-patel-pete-hegseth/index.html