The U.S. Senate approved Pete Hegousz as the Secretary of Defense on Thursday (local time) on Thursday, and Vice President JD Bance broke 50 to 50.
Former FOX News moderator, Hesthes, was nominated by President Donald Trump in November of the Ministry of Defense. Hegousz’s approval procedure has been controversial, and Hesces was facing a strict investigation for sexual assault and financial misconduct by two veteran organizations.
Hegousth (44) violently denied the accusation and said earlier this month that he grew from his past mistakes.
He said at the approval hearing that “I’m not a perfect person, but relief is a reality,” and promised to recover the Pentagon’s “battle spirit.”
Despite being skeptical at first, Hesthes ‘promotion and his career as a soldier secured most of the Senate Republican members’ support and led to approval.
President Trump blessed Hegoses’s approval in his social media platform, “Truth Social,” and said, “He will be a great Secretary of Defense!”
Hesthes, who graduated from Princeton University and Harvard University, represented a new generation of veterans who have grown up after the attack on September 11. After retirement, he became well known as a conservative spyter due to his career as a FOX news TV anchor. However, he had little political experience until President Trump was selected as a post by the Secretary of Defense.
Hesthes faced a question in the 2017 case at a hearing of the 2017 California Republican meeting, claiming that women had sexual assault. Hegousth argued that the encounter was on the agreement and refute to the claim, but later paid $ 50,000 as part of the confidentiality contract.
Hegoses is a part of the “organizational slander campaign,” which the left wing Palcian planned, allegedly had a financial and duties during his employment of the retirement commitment to the “Construction / Veteran Association”. I claimed. He also promised to prohibit alcohol if the infection was confirmed.
Earlier this week, Hegoses’s former sister -in -law claimed in the oath statement that Hesces was abusing his second wife and was “inappropriate” to operate the Ministry of Defense. He violently denied the claim for physical abuse.
Earlier this week, the Senate Army Committee promoted Hegousth’s nomination by party voting and opened a Thursday procedure and a road toward the final decision on Friday.
Hegousz’s approval was a new manifestation of Trump’s political influence and controversy, with the Republican -led parliamentary Congress to support his candidates.
The Senate will then consider a ministerial candidate for a divided debate, such as the appointment of Kash Patel, Secretary of FBI, Tursie Gabard as the Director of the National Information Bureau, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. is.
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