Republicans react to Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary: 'He is the change agent'

[rangerrebew]

Republicans react to Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary: 'He is the change agent'

'Pete Hegseth is the perfect fit to make our military great again and achieve peace through strength,' Senator Marsha Blackburn said

Landon Mion By Landon Mion Fox News
Published January 25, 2025 3:20am EST
 

Hegseth confirmed as more Trump nominees await confirmation hearings
Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday.

The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — joining the Democrats in opposing Hegseth's confirmation, forcing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote.

After Hegseth was confirmed, GOP lawmakers praised him as a "change agent" who has a "passion for the warfighter."


"Pete has served in the Army National Guard as a front line officer, and he has a keen intellect and a passion for the warfighter," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote on the social media platform X.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-react-pete-hegseths-confirmation-defense-secretary-he-change-agent

[rangerrebew]

The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — joining the Democrats in opposing Hegseth's confirmation, forcing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote.
 

Those three need to be primaried and sent packing.

[libertybele]

Those three need to be primaried and sent packing.

I thought the GOP days of terror from McConnell were over. Apparently not.  Murkowski and Collins are indeed disgraceful as well.
Hello KY, ME, and AK -- unseat the RINO's!!

[Wingnut]

What was Mitch the Bitch's problem with Pete? 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

What was Mitch the Bitch's problem with Pete?

McConnell says national security threats pushed him to vote ‘no’ on Hegseth

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted not to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary for the Department of Defense because he isn’t confident he is prepared to safeguard the country’s national security interests.

In a lengthy, and at times scathing, statement Friday night, McConnell explained his reasoning for shocking Republicans and leveling a rebuke of President Donald Trump by rejecting his nominee to lead the Pentagon.

“The most consequential Cabinet official in any administration is the secretary of defense,” McConnell said. “In the face of the gravest threats to U.S. national security interests since World War II, this position is even more important today.”

Given the importance and difficulty of the job, McConnell said he wasn’t convinced that Hegseth had proven himself up to the task of following in the footsteps of men such as George Marshall, Caspar Weinberger, or Robert Gates.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3300609/mcconnell-national-security-threats-vote-no-hegseth/

Mitch was fine, however, for voting for Lloyd Austin, who oversaw the disastrous Afghan pullout, promoted DEI over military excellence and was AWOL from his job frequently

[Wingnut]

McConnell says national security threats pushed him to vote ‘no’ on Hegseth

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted not to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary for the Department of Defense because he isn’t confident he is prepared to safeguard the country’s national security interests.

In a lengthy, and at times scathing, statement Friday night, McConnell explained his reasoning for shocking Republicans and leveling a rebuke of President Donald Trump by rejecting his nominee to lead the Pentagon.

“The most consequential Cabinet official in any administration is the secretary of defense,” McConnell said. “In the face of the gravest threats to U.S. national security interests since World War II, this position is even more important today.”

Given the importance and difficulty of the job, McConnell said he wasn’t convinced that Hegseth had proven himself up to the task of following in the footsteps of men such as George Marshall, Caspar Weinberger, or Robert Gates.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3300609/mcconnell-national-security-threats-vote-no-hegseth/

Mitch was fine, however, for voting for Lloyd Austin, who oversaw the disastrous Afghan pullout, promoted DEI over military excellence and was AWOL from his job frequently

Thanks.  I had no idea Mitch was an even bigger idiot than I thought.

[mountaineer]

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
Some unsolicited advice for @PeteHegseth from another combat arms field grade…

Social media and conservative media is already full of examples of open resistance to your leadership. We’re seeing it from the Air Force in particular. See, e.g.: https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/01/24/has-the-usaf-decided-that-it-will-keep-dei-no-matter-what-the-commander-in-chief-has-ordered-n2184765

They aren’t even hiding it. That’s how little they respect you. Let’s bottom line it - they think they can make you their little bitch, and they’re already acting like it. This open DEI resistance, with the changed names and the laughing at the administration while thinking they can get away with it, is a direct challenge to your authority.

If you don’t take them out right now, quickly, ruthlessly, and unequivocally, you’re going to spend the next four years as the prettiest boy on the Pentagon cell block. You will fail.

Infantry commander to infantry commander, you need to pick one of these examples and get the entire chain of command – up to the four-star and down to the 03 – standing in your office at 0900 Monday to personally explain to you exactly why they believe they can disregard the commander-in-chief’s guidance. And tell them to bring their deputies for the likely eventuality that you will be relieving all of them for cause.

Do that once and you’ll never have to do it again. That’s my unsolicited advice.

Saber 6 out.
11:37 AM · Jan 25, 2025

[PeteS in CA]

As I posted on another discussion site, a SecDef who has "seen the elephant", fairly recently, is so crazy it might work. Unlike Austin who went "AWOL" twice (admitted into a hospital without notifying LIEden & minions) while SecDef and oversaw the F'ed up Afghanistan withdrawal.

[libertybele]

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
Some unsolicited advice for @PeteHegseth from another combat arms field grade…

Social media and conservative media is already full of examples of open resistance to your leadership. We’re seeing it from the Air Force in particular. See, e.g.: https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/01/24/has-the-usaf-decided-that-it-will-keep-dei-no-matter-what-the-commander-in-chief-has-ordered-n2184765

They aren’t even hiding it. That’s how little they respect you. Let’s bottom line it - they think they can make you their little bitch, and they’re already acting like it. This open DEI resistance, with the changed names and the laughing at the administration while thinking they can get away with it, is a direct challenge to your authority.

If you don’t take them out right now, quickly, ruthlessly, and unequivocally, you’re going to spend the next four years as the prettiest boy on the Pentagon cell block. You will fail.

Infantry commander to infantry commander, you need to pick one of these examples and get the entire chain of command – up to the four-star and down to the 03 – standing in your office at 0900 Monday to personally explain to you exactly why they believe they can disregard the commander-in-chief’s guidance. And tell them to bring their deputies for the likely eventuality that you will be relieving all of them for cause.

Do that once and you’ll never have to do it again. That’s my unsolicited advice.

Saber 6 out.
11:37 AM · Jan 25, 2025

Hopefully Hegseth will see this.

[mountaineer]

San Antonio Express-News
@ExpressNews
Obeying Trump order, Air Force will stop teaching recruits about Tuskegee Airmen
From expressnews.com https://t.co/4Z2mrZUexj
9:12 PM · Jan 24, 2025

Trump issued no such order. 

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
This is clear insubordination. They know exactly what they’re doing in pretending that Trump has ordered them not to teach recruits about the Tuskegee airmen. They know it’s a lie and they’ve passed it on to the media knowing the media will eagerly repeat the lie.
@PeteHegseth must act immediately and aggressively to punish the chain of command that allowed this open subversion and subordination to take place.
4:39 PM · Jan 25, 2025

[rangerrebew]

Shouldn't Trump face impeachment for ordering the AF not to teach about the Tuskegee Airmen?  Even if false, it's a good enough lie for democrats to go for impeachment again.

[Fishrrman]

Wingnut asks (in all honesty):
"What was Mitch the Bitch's problem with Pete? "

Answer:
The guy who's now sitting behind the Resolute Desk...