U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell deployed to the southern border on Saturday to assist the U.S. Northern Command’s mission in carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
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Pete Hegseth’s Dad Reflects on Son’s ‘Rollercoaster’ Rise to the Top of the Military
“You can’t be ready for that,” Brian Hegseth said when reflecting on the moment he learned his son, Pete, was President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense.
“He went to a Starbucks down the street and he called me and he was like, ‘Dad, I’m going to be picked for DOD,’” Brian said. “We’re just Minnesotans, raising kids and grandkids, and they go off and do special things. It’s pretty cool.”
Read the full storyVirginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine Says Character Attacks on Pete Hegseth Are Best Way to Reach GOP Senators
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said on Sunday that he considered his questions regarding the personal character of Pete Hegseth, who President Donald Trump nominated to serve as Secretary of Defense, to be his best shot at persuading Republican senators against confirming the veteran and former Fox News host.
In an appearance on “Face the Nation,” Kaine said that Republicans in the Senate tend to shy away from presidential nominations who may seem unqualified, or who have serious moral failings, and pointing to the example of former Representative Matt Gaetz’s decision to withdraw his acceptance of Trump’s nomination for him to serve as Attorney General, said he decided to use such concerns against Hegseth.
Read the full storyMarsha Blackburn Commentary: Across the Board, Trump’s Nominees Are Prepared to Deliver for the American People
Today, President Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States of America.
For so many in Tennessee and across our country, this is a moment to rejoice. After four years of disastrous leadership from the Biden-Harris administration, we can finally get to work on lowering prices, securing our border, fighting crime, restoring military strength, and so much more.
Read the full storySenator Ernst Says She Will Support Hegseth Nomination
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) said she will vote for Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, according to a video posted to Trump War Room’s X account.
“He was adequately able to answer all of my questions,” Ernst said in the video posted Tuesday. “He pointed out all of the woke issues at the Pentagon. And, I think we’re at a point where now we can start moving forward.”
Read the full story‘Kicked Their A**es’: CNN Firebrand Says Dems’ Strategy for Hegseth Hearing Totally Blew Up in Their Faces
CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings said Democratic senators’ “mudslinging” strategy backfired at President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s Tuesday confirmation hearing.
Read the full storyDOD Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Escorted to Confirmation Hearing by Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty
Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) escorted fellow Tennessean Pete Hegseth, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, to his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Read the full storySen. Bill Hagerty Says Trump’s Pentagon Under Pete Hegseth to Focus on ‘Lethality and Competence,’ Not ‘DEI and Pronouns’
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Monday said that the Pentagon under President-elect Donald Trump, if Pete Hegseth is confirmed to serve as the country’s Secretary of Defense, will drop the focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) seen under the Biden administration, and become focused exclusively on “lethality and competence.”
Hagerty stressed the importance of Hegseth’s confirmation during a Monday appearance on Fox News’ “Mornings with Maria,” telling host Maria Bartiromo that new leadership at the Pentagon would make the nation’s military more effective and address its recruitment and retention crisis.
Read the full storyPresident-Elect Trump Picks Fox News Contributor Tammy Bruce to Serve as Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he is appointing Fox News on-air contributor Tammy Bruce to serve in his incoming administration as spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State.
Read the full storyCommentary: The Things Trump Nominees Have Not Done—And Will Not Do
Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.
Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usual Washington, DC/New York political, media, and corporate nexus.
Read the full storyTrump Continues to Back Hegseth as Defense Secretary Nominee: ‘He Will Be a fantastic, High Energy’
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday expresses his continued support of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in trying to win Senate confirmation, amid allegations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and financial mismanagement.
“Pete Hegseth is doing very well,” Trump posted on social media, as his nominee, also a military veteran, meets with Republican senators on Capitol Hill to try to convince them he’s fit and qualified to lead the U.S. military.
Read the full storyBoth Tennessee U.S. Senators Endorse Hegseth for Defense Secretary as Hagerty Says ‘Momentum is with Pete’
Both Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty have confirmed they will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump nominated to serve as his Secretary of Defense.
Blackburn and Hagerty both said they will vote to confirm Hegseth, with Hagerty declaring Trump’s nominee has the “momentum” to be confirmed when interviewed by CNN on Wednesday.
Read the full storyTrump Tells DOD Nominee Pete Hegseth to ‘Keep Fighting’, But Readies Alternatives
by Ben Whedon President-elect Donald Trump has told Pete Hegseth, his nominee to lead the Pentagon, to continue pursuing support for his nomination, but is also reportedly planning other options should Hegseth fail to secure the votes to claim the job. “I spoke to the president elect this morning. He said, keep going, keep fighting,” Hegseth said, according to Politico. The former Fox News media figure has faced scrutiny amid his prospective confirmation over prior sexual misconduct allegations and his qualifications to lead the Department. Veteran groups have lined up behind Hegseth’s nomination, highlighting his record of support for that community. “The recent onslaught of attacks on his character are the last gasps of desperate and dying contrarians, hell bent on maintaining the pernicious status quo that is slowly choking out the warrior ethos in our military today,” wrote Vets for Freedom Co-Founder David Bellavia. But while Trump is rooting for Hegseth to secure the job, he is reportedly planning contingencies should it become apparent that he cannot win enough votes in the Senate. Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, a one-time rival to Trump for the party nomination, has emerged as a backup option for the president, according to multiple reports.…
Read the full storySen. Bill Hagerty: Cabinet Nominees to Focus on ‘Executing’ Trump Agenda to Fulfill Voter Mandate, Face Consequences for Failures
Tennessee U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) predicted on Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees will be tasked with “executing” the Trump administration’s policies to fulfill his electoral mandate, and those who are unwilling or incapable of enacting Trump’s agenda will face consequences or be fired.
Hagerty offered his prediction for the Trump administration after he was questioned about the ideological differences between the president-elect and some of those asked to serve in his government, including Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard, during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.”
Read the full storyNeil W. McCabe: Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense Great Additions to Trump’s Cabinet
National political reporter Neil W. McCabe applauded president-elect Donald Trump’s nominations of combat veteran Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and U.S. Representative Matt Gatez (R-FL-01) as Attorney General, explaining how the men are expected to bring about a new atmosphere in their respective roles.
Read the full storyPresident-Elect Donald Trump Nominates Tennessean Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he has nominated Fox News host and Army combat veteran Pete Hegseth to serve in his cabinet as Secretary of Defense.
Read the full storyFox News’ Pete Hegseth Set to Headline Tennessee Firearms Association’s 2024 Convention Next Week
Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and Tennessee resident, is set to serve as the keynote speaker at the Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee’s (TFALAC) annual convention next Saturday at the Farm Bureau Expo Center at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon.
Read the full storyCommentary: Irresponsible School Districts Force Teachers to Create Amazon Wish Lists
For several weeks, social media has been flooded by teachers’ posts with Amazon wish lists, soliciting others to stock their classrooms with basic supplies. Creating these lists has been commonplace in recent years as teachers look outside their schools and districts to fill their supply needs.
Some of the most popular requested items are dry erase markers, Kleenex, Lysol wipes, erasers, tape, pens, colored copy paper, file folders, and pencil sharpeners. Others request educational items such as a microscope, map, or globe, which seem essential for student learning.
Read the full storyFox News Host Pete Hegseth to Headline Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee’s 2024 Convention
Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and Tennessee resident, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee’s (TFALAC) annual convention in September, the organization announced Monday.
Read the full storyDr. Carol Swain: Oregon’s New Teacher Training Claiming Mathematics is Racist is ‘Lunacy of the Political Left’
Dr. Carol M. Swain appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends Weekend Edition with host Pete Hegseth Sunday morning to discuss the lunacy of the Oregon Department of Education’s new teacher training claiming mathematics is racist and supports white supremacy.
Read the full storyDr. Carol Swain Joins Fox and Friends Weekend to Weigh in on Biden’s Crime Bill of 1994 and Minnesota School of Social Work’s Shaming of White Kids
Dr. Carol M. Swain appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends Weekend Edition with host Pete Hegseth this past Saturday to discuss Joe Biden’s attempt to explain away his Biden Crime Bill in 1994.
Read the full storyCarol Swain Tells Fox and Friends Weekend: The Destruction of Monuments is About the Destruction of Our Culture, It Has Nothing to do With Race
Dr. Carol M. Swain appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends Weekend Edition with hosts, Jedediah Bila and Pete Hegseth this past Saturday to discuss the tearing down of national monuments.
Read the full storyTrump Weighs in on Minnesota Pledge Controversy: ‘I Will Be Fighting With You’
President Donald Trump has weighed in on the ongoing controversy in St. Louis Park, where the City Council voted unanimously to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings. “Outrage is growing in the Great State of Minnesota where our Patriots are now having to fight for the right to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I will be fighting with you!” Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday. Outrage is growing in the Great State of Minnesota where our Patriots are now having to fight for the right to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I will be fighting with you! @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019 The issue was brought to the president’s attention after Fox & Friends ran a number of segments highlighting the topic. On Tuesday, the morning news show played clips of Monday night’s City Council meeting, which attracted nearly 100 protesters in support of the pledge. “Well, the folks came out because they said it only takes 15 seconds and it means a lot to us. This is America,” host Pete Hegseth, a Minnesota native, said on Tuesday’s show. Imagine getting this worked up over the Pledge of Allegiance pic.twitter.com/wvPrMSQN60 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar)…
Read the full storyNashville Mayoral Candidate Carol Swain Raises $20,000 in One Day with Rick Santorum and Pete Hegseth Events
NASHVILLE, Tennessee–About two hundred supporters of Nashville mayoral candidate Carol Swain donated more than $20,000 to her campaign on Monday at events with former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth held at the Ray Stevens CabaRay Showroom, the new entertainment venue owned by and featuring Music City legend Ray Stevens. Monday’s haul increased the amount Swain’s campaign has raised in just three weeks to more than $60,000, further solidifying her position as the only serious challenger to Acting Mayor David Briley in the May 24 special mayoral election for Nashville/Davidson County. Both Santorum and Hegseth spoke at a 4 p.m. fundraising event at the CabaRay, but due to scheduling reasons, Santorum was unable to attend the 6 p.m. fundraising event, also held at the CabaRay. At the later event, Hegseth explained to the audience why he had flown down to Nashville from New York City and planned on making his own contribution to Swain’s campaign for Mayor of Nashville. “You just meet certain people you resonate with,” Hegseth said of Swain, who has appeared as a guest on Fox & Friends Weekend several times. “They are a truth teller amidst a sea of the wrong…
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