Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said Friday that combat veteran Pete Hegseth is “the right guy” to lead the Department of Defense and ensured that President-elect Donald Trump will not abandon the nomination.
Vance spoke with reporters in Fairview, North Carolina, while visiting areas in the western part of the state devastated by Hurricane Helene. He said he has spoken with a number of senators, including Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who have reservations about Hegseth’s nomination, The Hill reported.
“Importantly, Pete Hegseth is going to get his hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, not a sham hearing before the American media,” Vance said. “We believe that Pete Hegseth is the right guy to lead the Department of Defense, that’s why President Trump nominated him.
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