Prediction, Hegseth doesn't make it to the confirmation process.....if there is one.

[berg80]

Some thought it was a mistake to announce controversial cabinet nominees so early. The thinking being it gave time for unsavory details of their lives and actions to be made public.
The flip side is it also gave trump time to do what he does best. Normalize audacity and intimidate dissenters.

Donald Trump’s transition team entered a critical week of nomination meetings on Capitol Hill with a new head of steam, emboldened by a swarm of grassroots support and a pressure campaign that has revived Pete Hegseth’s hopes for Defense secretary and given them confidence about other controversial nominees, too.
In recent days, allies of Trump adopted an approach that is not novel for the president-elect and his followers: Make life extremely uncomfortable for anyone who dares to oppose him. The swarm of MAGA attacks that Sen. Joni Ernst has experienced is a warning of what’s in store for others who express skepticism of his personnel choices.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/10/trump-hegseth-controversial-nominee-playbook-00193349

 

[berg80]

Senator Collins Presses Hegseth and Will Wait to Decide on Her Support​

• Senator Susan Collins of Maine met with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, on Wednesday and pressed him on a wide range of issues, including the sexual assault allegations against him and the role of women in the military. Ms. Collins, one of the Republican women who have voiced skepticism about Mr. Hegseth, said she would wait to make a decision on whether she would support his candidacy. Mr. Hegseth said he hoped, in time, he could “earn her support.”

Trump Transition Live Updates: Senator Collins Presses Hegseth and Will Wait to Decide on Her Support

www.nytimes.com

Do they think the facts about his numerous, shall we say indiscretions, will change? Or are they waiting to see how much pressure Bone Spurs puts on them?

 

[berg80]

Hegseth does a 180 on women and gays in combat

Donald Trump’s allies have taken credit for getting Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to bend on the president-elect’s pick for Pentagon chief. But the past 24 hours have shown the former Fox News host is bending too.

Pete Hegseth softened his stance against women in combat and gays in the military after he previously suggested they shouldn’t fill those roles.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/13/hegseth-women-gays-military-comments-walkback-00194156

The makeover has begun. First he said he'd stop drinking if he gets the job. Now this. What's next? Getting the vets orgs who kicked him to the curb to recant.

 

[kyzr]

Hegseth does a 180 on women and gays in combat

Donald Trump’s allies have taken credit for getting Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to bend on the president-elect’s pick for Pentagon chief. But the past 24 hours have shown the former Fox News host is bending too.

Pete Hegseth softened his stance against women in combat and gays in the military after he previously suggested they shouldn’t fill those roles.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/13/hegseth-women-gays-military-comments-walkback-00194156

The makeover has begun. First he said he'd stop drinking if he gets the job. Now this. What's next? Getting the vets orgs who kicked him to the curb to recant.

Pete is re-considering his policies to get at least 50 senate votes, a very smart move.

 

[hadit]

Wait, wait.....are you still trying your 2016 tactics?


HAHAHAHAHAH

The fax machine spoke, so here we are...

 

[justoffal]

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History​

Hegseth’s record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world’s largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.

A previously undisclosed whistle-blower report on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity—to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events. The detailed seven-page report—which was compiled by multiple former C.V.A. employees and sent to the organization’s senior management in February, 2015—states that, at one point, Hegseth had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage of a Louisiana strip club, where he had brought his team. The report also says that Hegseth, who was married at the time, and other members of his management team sexually pursued the organization’s female staffers, whom they divided into two groups—the “party girls” and the “not party girls.” In addition, the report asserts that, under Hegseth’s leadership, the organization became a hostile workplace that ignored serious accusations of impropriety, including an allegation made by a female employee that another employee on Hegseth’s staff had attempted to sexually assault her at the Louisiana strip club. In a separate letter of complaint, which was sent to the organization in late 2015, a different former employee described Hegseth being at a bar in the early-morning hours of May 29, 2015, while on an official tour through Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, drunkenly chanting “Kill All Muslims! Kill All Muslims!”

In response to questions from this magazine, Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, replied with the following statement, which he said came from “an advisor” to Hegseth: “We’re not going to comment on outlandish claims laundered through The New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former associate of Mr. Hegseth’s. Get back to us when you try your first attempt at actual journalism.”

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.

www.newyorker.com

When taken in combination with the e-mail Pete's mom sent him, calling him out for his lack of character, is this the hill trump wants to die on.

If I'm Hegseth, I don't think I want to sit thru confirmation hearings answering questions about public drunkenness and sexual misconduct. Not to mention being replaced from leadership positions far, far less consequential than DoD.

It's been reported Team trump was surprised when it learned about the rape allegation. Hegseth's, not trump's. I imagine this too comes as unwelcome news they weren't aware of. Does Baby Donald dig in? Does Pete ask to be dismissed? I can't see this nomination going anywhere but away. Then again, Schlitz Kavanaugh sits on the SC bench so.............

Didn't age well....it will be a party line vote.
There won't be any crossovers. Pretty childish.

 

[Nostra]

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History​

Hegseth’s record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world’s largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.

A previously undisclosed whistle-blower report on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity—to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events. The detailed seven-page report—which was compiled by multiple former C.V.A. employees and sent to the organization’s senior management in February, 2015—states that, at one point, Hegseth had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage of a Louisiana strip club, where he had brought his team. The report also says that Hegseth, who was married at the time, and other members of his management team sexually pursued the organization’s female staffers, whom they divided into two groups—the “party girls” and the “not party girls.” In addition, the report asserts that, under Hegseth’s leadership, the organization became a hostile workplace that ignored serious accusations of impropriety, including an allegation made by a female employee that another employee on Hegseth’s staff had attempted to sexually assault her at the Louisiana strip club. In a separate letter of complaint, which was sent to the organization in late 2015, a different former employee described Hegseth being at a bar in the early-morning hours of May 29, 2015, while on an official tour through Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, drunkenly chanting “Kill All Muslims! Kill All Muslims!”

In response to questions from this magazine, Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, replied with the following statement, which he said came from “an advisor” to Hegseth: “We’re not going to comment on outlandish claims laundered through The New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former associate of Mr. Hegseth’s. Get back to us when you try your first attempt at actual journalism.”

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.

www.newyorker.com

When taken in combination with the e-mail Pete's mom sent him, calling him out for his lack of character, is this the hill trump wants to die on.

If I'm Hegseth, I don't think I want to sit thru confirmation hearings answering questions about public drunkenness and sexual misconduct. Not to mention being replaced from leadership positions far, far less consequential than DoD.

It's been reported Team trump was surprised when it learned about the rape allegation. Hegseth's, not trump's. I imagine this too comes as unwelcome news they weren't aware of. Does Baby Donald dig in? Does Pete ask to be dismissed? I can't see this nomination going anywhere but away. Then again, Schlitz Kavanaugh sits on the SC bench so.............

Another awesome prediction blows up in Berg’s face.

 

[justoffal]

Another awesome prediction blows up in Berg’s face.

Homoberger....as opposed to hamburger

 

[marvin martian]

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History​

Hegseth’s record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world’s largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.

A previously undisclosed whistle-blower report on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity—to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events. The detailed seven-page report—which was compiled by multiple former C.V.A. employees and sent to the organization’s senior management in February, 2015—states that, at one point, Hegseth had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage of a Louisiana strip club, where he had brought his team. The report also says that Hegseth, who was married at the time, and other members of his management team sexually pursued the organization’s female staffers, whom they divided into two groups—the “party girls” and the “not party girls.” In addition, the report asserts that, under Hegseth’s leadership, the organization became a hostile workplace that ignored serious accusations of impropriety, including an allegation made by a female employee that another employee on Hegseth’s staff had attempted to sexually assault her at the Louisiana strip club. In a separate letter of complaint, which was sent to the organization in late 2015, a different former employee described Hegseth being at a bar in the early-morning hours of May 29, 2015, while on an official tour through Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, drunkenly chanting “Kill All Muslims! Kill All Muslims!”

In response to questions from this magazine, Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, replied with the following statement, which he said came from “an advisor” to Hegseth: “We’re not going to comment on outlandish claims laundered through The New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former associate of Mr. Hegseth’s. Get back to us when you try your first attempt at actual journalism.”

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.

www.newyorker.com

When taken in combination with the e-mail Pete's mom sent him, calling him out for his lack of character, is this the hill trump wants to die on.

If I'm Hegseth, I don't think I want to sit thru confirmation hearings answering questions about public drunkenness and sexual misconduct. Not to mention being replaced from leadership positions far, far less consequential than DoD.

It's been reported Team trump was surprised when it learned about the rape allegation. Hegseth's, not trump's. I imagine this too comes as unwelcome news they weren't aware of. Does Baby Donald dig in? Does Pete ask to be dismissed? I can't see this nomination going anywhere but away. Then again, Schlitz Kavanaugh sits on the SC bench so.............

LOL, another aged like milk "prediction" from lefty cult weirdos.

 

[Mac-7]

Prediction, Hegseth doesn't make it to the confirmation process.....if there is one.​

That prediction bombed, huh?

Hegseth is looking like the next Sec of Defense

 

[justoffal]

Prediction, Hegseth doesn't make it to the confirmation process.....if there is one.​

That prediction bombed, huh?

Hegseth is looking like the next Sec of Defense

He mopped the floor with those poor excuses for public servants yesterday. The stature gap between them was like that between a man and a little boy.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History​

Hegseth’s record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world’s largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.

A previously undisclosed whistle-blower report on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity—to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events. The detailed seven-page report—which was compiled by multiple former C.V.A. employees and sent to the organization’s senior management in February, 2015—states that, at one point, Hegseth had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage of a Louisiana strip club, where he had brought his team. The report also says that Hegseth, who was married at the time, and other members of his management team sexually pursued the organization’s female staffers, whom they divided into two groups—the “party girls” and the “not party girls.” In addition, the report asserts that, under Hegseth’s leadership, the organization became a hostile workplace that ignored serious accusations of impropriety, including an allegation made by a female employee that another employee on Hegseth’s staff had attempted to sexually assault her at the Louisiana strip club. In a separate letter of complaint, which was sent to the organization in late 2015, a different former employee described Hegseth being at a bar in the early-morning hours of May 29, 2015, while on an official tour through Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, drunkenly chanting “Kill All Muslims! Kill All Muslims!”

In response to questions from this magazine, Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, replied with the following statement, which he said came from “an advisor” to Hegseth: “We’re not going to comment on outlandish claims laundered through The New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former associate of Mr. Hegseth’s. Get back to us when you try your first attempt at actual journalism.”

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.

www.newyorker.com

When taken in combination with the e-mail Pete's mom sent him, calling him out for his lack of character, is this the hill trump wants to die on.

If I'm Hegseth, I don't think I want to sit thru confirmation hearings answering questions about public drunkenness and sexual misconduct. Not to mention being replaced from leadership positions far, far less consequential than DoD.

It's been reported Team trump was surprised when it learned about the rape allegation. Hegseth's, not trump's. I imagine this too comes as unwelcome news they weren't aware of. Does Baby Donald dig in? Does Pete ask to be dismissed? I can't see this nomination going anywhere but away. Then again, Schlitz Kavanaugh sits on the SC bench so.............

This is a string that isn't aging well, Berg! Sorry, but your attempts to smear another Republican hasn't worked. Hegseth will be confirmed after Democrats' fail at a filibuster.

 

[justoffal]

This is a string that isn't aging well, Berg! Sorry, but your attempts to smear another Republican hasn't worked. Hegseth will be confirmed after Democrats' fail at a filibuster.

I can't wait to see Kennedy feed them their own testicles....

 

[Contumacious]

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History​

Prediction, Hegseth doesn't make it to the confirmation process.....if there is one.​

'Clear vision': Conservatives rally around Hegseth after 'crushing' fiery confirmation hearing​

Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said after the hearing that it is important that Hegseth is confirmed "immediately" and allowed to start as soon as possible.

'Clear vision': Conservatives rally around Hegseth after 'crushing' fiery confirmation hearing

Conservatives on social media praised Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth's performance at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday where the exchanges often became fiery.

www.foxnews.com

 

[JimH52]

This is a string that isn't aging well, Berg! Sorry, but your attempts to smear another Republican hasn't worked. Hegseth will be confirmed after Democrats' fail at a filibuster.

Then he will go out and get snickered drunk to celebrate!

​

 

[JimH52]

Yeah, this guy sounds like he and trumpy share so man likes:

Personal life​

In 2004, Hegseth married his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, who was his high school girlfriend from Minnesota; they divorced in 2009 after he admitted to five affairs.[10][114] In 2010 he married his second wife, Samantha Deering; they have three sons.

In August 2017, while still married to Samantha, Hegseth's daughter Gwen[115][116] was born to Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchet.[21] In September 2017, Samantha filed for divorce, which took 10 months to finalize.[116] Hegseth and Rauchet, who has three young children from her first marriage,[117] married on August 16, 2019.[118]

In 2018, during Hegseth's divorce proceedings from his second wife, his mother Penelope Hegseth sent him an email criticizing his treatment of women. The email stated: "You are an abuser of women – that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth ... It's time for a someone (I wish it was a strong man) to stand up to your abusive behavior and call it out, especially against women."[119] The New York Times published this email in November 2024 after Trump announced his intention to nominate Hegseth to be defense secretary.[120] Penelope Hegseth told the Times she had written it "in anger, with emotion" and had "immediately apologized in a separate email," adding that her previous characterization had "never been true."[120]

Hegseth lives in Tennessee. He has said that he underwent a religious transformation in 2018 following his marriage to his third wife.[121] Hegseth is a member of Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship,[122] a church in the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches.[121][96][123]

 

[kyzr]

Yeah, this guy sounds like he and trumpy share so man likes:

Personal life​

In 2004, Hegseth married his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, who was his high school girlfriend from Minnesota; they divorced in 2009 after he admitted to five affairs.[10][114] In 2010 he married his second wife, Samantha Deering; they have three sons.

In August 2017, while still married to Samantha, Hegseth's daughter Gwen[115][116] was born to Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchet.[21] In September 2017, Samantha filed for divorce, which took 10 months to finalize.[116] Hegseth and Rauchet, who has three young children from her first marriage,[117] married on August 16, 2019.[118]

In 2018, during Hegseth's divorce proceedings from his second wife, his mother Penelope Hegseth sent him an email criticizing his treatment of women. The email stated: "You are an abuser of women – that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth ... It's time for a someone (I wish it was a strong man) to stand up to your abusive behavior and call it out, especially against women."[119] The New York Times published this email in November 2024 after Trump announced his intention to nominate Hegseth to be defense secretary.[120] Penelope Hegseth told the Times she had written it "in anger, with emotion" and had "immediately apologized in a separate email," adding that her previous characterization had "never been true."[120]

Hegseth lives in Tennessee. He has said that he underwent a religious transformation in 2018 following his marriage to his third wife.[121] Hegseth is a member of Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship,[122] a church in the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches.[121][96][123]

Cry me a river. Pete passed the interviews, he won't go AWOL and not tell anyone where he is like Austin, a very low bar, and Austin got 98 votes. Its a matter of how many votes Pete will get.
Just a quick reminder of others who passed the senate confirmation process. Pete is an All-Star by comparison.

 

[marvin martian]

Cry me a river. Pete passed the interviews, he won't go AWOL and not tell anyone where he is like Austin, a very low bar, and Austin got 98 votes. Its a matter of how many votes Pete will get.
Just a quick reminder of others who passed the senate confirmation process. Pete is an All-Star by comparison.

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Imagine the smell in these peoples' offices that the poor Trump appointees are going to have to try to fumigate out.

 

[berg80]

He mopped the floor with those poor excuses for public servants yesterday. The stature gap between them was like that between a man and a little boy.

I made the prediction based on the comments of Repub senators after the nomination, expressing skepticism about confirming Pete, and then the revelations of his immoral/incompetent behavior that followed. My mistake was not misjudging whether he is qualified (he's not), it was misjudging the degree to which Repub senators care. It was, admittedly, naive of me to think they'd put the country before Dear Leader's desire to have a pliable weekend anchor on Don's favorite source of propaganda named to a vital post.

 

[BackAgain]

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History​

Hegseth’s record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world’s largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.

A previously undisclosed whistle-blower report on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity—to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events. The detailed seven-page report—which was compiled by multiple former C.V.A. employees and sent to the organization’s senior management in February, 2015—states that, at one point, Hegseth had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage of a Louisiana strip club, where he had brought his team. The report also says that Hegseth, who was married at the time, and other members of his management team sexually pursued the organization’s female staffers, whom they divided into two groups—the “party girls” and the “not party girls.” In addition, the report asserts that, under Hegseth’s leadership, the organization became a hostile workplace that ignored serious accusations of impropriety, including an allegation made by a female employee that another employee on Hegseth’s staff had attempted to sexually assault her at the Louisiana strip club. In a separate letter of complaint, which was sent to the organization in late 2015, a different former employee described Hegseth being at a bar in the early-morning hours of May 29, 2015, while on an official tour through Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, drunkenly chanting “Kill All Muslims! Kill All Muslims!”

In response to questions from this magazine, Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, replied with the following statement, which he said came from “an advisor” to Hegseth: “We’re not going to comment on outlandish claims laundered through The New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former associate of Mr. Hegseth’s. Get back to us when you try your first attempt at actual journalism.”

Pete Hegseth’s Secret History

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.

www.newyorker.com

When taken in combination with the e-mail Pete's mom sent him, calling him out for his lack of character, is this the hill trump wants to die on.

If I'm Hegseth, I don't think I want to sit thru confirmation hearings answering questions about public drunkenness and sexual misconduct. Not to mention being replaced from leadership positions far, far less consequential than DoD.

It's been reported Team trump was surprised when it learned about the rape allegation. Hegseth's, not trump's. I imagine this too comes as unwelcome news they weren't aware of. Does Baby Donald dig in? Does Pete ask to be dismissed? I can't see this nomination going anywhere but away. Then again, Schlitz Kavanaugh sits on the SC bench so.............

Lol

Another failed effort by bug80.

His posts age like a fine milk.