{"id":4475,"date":"2024-12-06T05:39:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=4475"},"modified":"2024-12-06T05:39:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:39:11","slug":"pete-hegseth-issues-major-statement-as-media-driven-controversy-swirls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/pete-hegseth-issues-major-statement-as-media-driven-controversy-swirls\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth Issues Major Statement As Media-Driven Controversy Swirls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s embattled pick for defense secretary, doubled down on his commitment to securing the role in a fiery statement on Wednesday. As questions swirl over his qualifications and past conduct, Hegseth vowed to \u201cfight like hell\u201d to prove he is the right candidate to lead the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<p>However, his path to confirmation is far from certain. Republican senators have raised concerns about allegations of misconduct from Hegseth\u2019s past, including his tenure as a Fox News host and his prior military service.<\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad482\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad482 \" data-lazydelay=\"3000\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1495658\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<p>\u201cEverything else is gone. Everything else that distracts from that shouldn\u2019t be happening. That\u2019s the message I\u2019m hearing from Senators in that advise and consent process. It\u2019s been a wonderful process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s embattled pick for defense secretary, doubled down on his commitment to securing the role in a fiery statement on Wednesday. As questions swirl over his qualifications and past conduct, Hegseth vowed to \u201cfight like hell\u201d to prove he is the right candidate to lead the Department of Defense. However, his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pete Hegseth Issues Major Statement As Media-Driven Controversy Swirls<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s embattled pick for defense secretary, doubled down on his commitment to securing the role in a fiery\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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