{"id":63117,"date":"2025-06-06T20:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=63117"},"modified":"2025-06-06T20:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:12:27","slug":"pete-hegseth-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=63117","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-249-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-249-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-249-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-249-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-249-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-249.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid mounting controversy and public scrutiny, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has made it clear he won\u2019t withdraw. Speaking briefly to reporters at the Capitol, Hegseth\u2014an Army veteran and former Fox News contributor\u2014said he\u2019s pressing forward with Trump\u2019s full backing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI spoke to the President-elect this morning. He said keep going, keep fighting,\u201d Hegseth stated, brushing off recent allegations of misconduct. \u201cWhy would I back down? I\u2019ve always been a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite calls for him to step aside, Hegseth confirmed he\u2019s continuing meetings with key senators. \u201cI\u2019m here to meet with lawmakers, and I intend to continue those discussions,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allegations against Hegseth have stirred political debate. Critics cite concerns over character, while supporters highlight his military service and leadership. Trump\u2019s private encouragement underscores his trust in Hegseth\u2019s loyalty and qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirmation hearings will be tough, with scrutiny over both policy and personal integrity. But Hegseth\u2019s defiance aligns with Trump\u2019s combative political playbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the process unfolds, Hegseth\u2019s case may set a precedent: how much weight do allegations carry against credentials in shaping a presidential cabinet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=63105\">also read&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid mounting controversy and public scrutiny, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has made it clear he won\u2019t withdraw. Speaking briefly to reporters&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63119,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63117\/revisions\/63119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}