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{"id":3320,"date":"2024-12-06T14:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T14:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-says-hegseths-support-is-strong-and-deep-amid-confirmation-fight\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T14:19:30","slug":"trump-says-hegseths-support-is-strong-and-deep-amid-confirmation-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-says-hegseths-support-is-strong-and-deep-amid-confirmation-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Hegseth&#8217;s \u2018support is strong and deep\u2019 amid confirmation fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump isn\u2019t moving on from embattled pick for Defense secretary Pete Hegseth yet, calling the former Fox News personality\u2019s support \u201cstrong and deep\u201d in a post to his social media site Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have you believe,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113605996857369106\" target=\"_blank\">Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cHe was a great student &#8211; Princeton\/Harvard educated &#8211; with a Military state of mind. He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill. Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has spent the week meeting with GOP senators and trying to shore up support for his nomination as allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/21\/police-report-reveals-assault-allegations-against-hegseth-00190850\" target=\"_blank\">sexual assault<\/a>, financial mismanagement and alcohol abuse have sowed doubt about his ability to be confirmed. He\u2019s denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth\u2019s lawyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/04\/hegseth-campaigns-defense-secretary-nomination-00192721\" target=\"_blank\">Timothy Parlatore, told POLITICO<\/a> that the secretary designate is looking forward to the FBI\u2019s background check, because it will \u201cactually do a full investigation, look at everything from both sides, and not just take anonymous uncorroborated statements and run with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allies of Hegseth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/pete-hegseth-mother-email-00192546\" target=\"_blank\">including his mother<\/a>, have gone on a media blitz to defend the former Fox News host. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/project-2025-cabinet-nominees-heritage-foundation-hegseth-d770431b8022159dc3f6c53458bdcf0e\" target=\"_blank\">Heritage Foundation is spending $1 million<\/a> to pressure senators to confirm him.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s still backing Hegseth publicly, Trump is also considering other options to lead the Pentagon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/03\/trump-considers-desantis-defense-secretary-hegseth-00192521\" target=\"_blank\">including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a>. But as long as Trump is still behind him, Hegseth has said he will continue on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight, I\u2019m going to be standing right here in this fight,\u201d Hegseth said Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump isn\u2019t moving on from embattled pick for Defense secretary Pete Hegseth yet, calling the former Fox News personality\u2019s support \u201cstrong and deep\u201d in a post to his social media site Friday morning. \u201cPete Hegseth is doing very well. 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