Of Course: Spineless GOP Confirms Hegseth by Narrowest Vote EVER | Bulwark Takes
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Tim Miller discusses the news that the GOP caved to Trump and confirmed Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
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this is great news - helsgeth is confirmed.
the liars didn’t win……..again.
keep lying guys - working really good for you. nobody listens to the left or the media. all lies.
“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that" Martin Luther King Jr.
This is the best Pete to be confirmed in four years! Go Trump! America First baby!!!
Is anyone checking the Elon Musk visit to the Pennsylvania election machines and rigging the machines?
@@josemorelos8516 And we saw what happened to him.
His lack of qualifications never mattered. His lack of character never mattered. These Republican senators are disgusting.
SHADY VANCE is the Worst.
Republicans removing DEI because "qualifications matter" and then hire someone that isn't qualified. Or is this just a white nationalist DEI hire?
The lack of qualifications is a feature, not a bug. We’re fucked.
They voted Hegseth in because their up for re-election in 2026, they would rather save their job's than to save our country.
@@ruraljuror173420 yrs in military, multiple awards, ivy league grad bachelor and masters, combat vet. What is he missing?
When we reach a point where McConnell is 1 of only 3 people thinking reasonably, we are so fucked.
He doesn't give a sh!t at this point. He's retiring. He is responsible for making the Donvict so powerful
It's a step in the right direction. I think more in Congress will flip as the short bus with wobbly wheels to crazytown goes along.
Too bad McConnell didn't have the balls 5 years ago to vote yes on impeachment. Everything that is happening now to this country is partially McConnell fault,too!
Those were the 3 who were allowed to vote "no" because they knew they had the rest of the votes.
Well said!
Ernst should be ashamed of herself.
No one should ever take her seriously again.
Altho, she has been bullyed& threatened. Wish she had been more courageous
@@ldark1773 Serving your constituents is job #1. I would rather go to the mat fighting for the people of my state and take the threats from MAGA and all the dopes, than to sit there and not vote for the interest of those people. If they don't like it then go back to your state, hold some town halls, and f-in explain it to them like they are 5. If you engage with people and talk to them instead of letting them get their info from Facebook or the right-wing (or left-wing) echo machine you might realize they will come down on the side of morality and correctness. They don't do that though, they have millions of dollars but it is too hard to fly back and forth to your state or district every weekend. I'm sorry if I was elected to congress I would be in my district or state every weekend talking to the people that matter most, the people that I represent.
@@ldark1773 What was surprising me me is how much SHE was surprised at the backlash to her possible 'no' vote. Shows just how much of a bubble she was living in - and also as you say severely lacking in courage. Putting her own individual career before the country's (and World!) security was the height of cowardice and a dereliction of her military and senate oaths. Ditto all those other sycophants in the GOP senate Defence committee who should know better.
She’s not thinking about her sisters in uniform at this point….
Yup, she was a big sell out!
Pete is painfully unqualified without the sexual assaults and the alcoholism.
yes!!! THIS is the point!
@@amandamaner2070 In all fairness these were against women whereas the last Pete confirmed four years ago was against men….
@@amandamaner2070 yep, mis-appropriation of funds, cheating on your spouse and drunkenness is not allowed in the military.
"Hegseth's desire to be a change agent not enough to lead the Pentagon".
-Mitch McConnell
@@libslieconstantly Incorrect, Goober.
No, he is 100% loyal to The DonOLD. That is the sole qualification required in this Cabinet.
A dereliction of duty by the Senate. This guy is unqualified in every way.
Cry Karen! Guys win again and MeToo is dead!
Exactly. I wasn’t really expecting them to have a spine. But this guy is a freaking disaster in every way shape and form. It’s a slap in the face to people have served honorably and have the qualifications to do this job.
They will pay the price!
What breathless whining! Losers cry, CRY and CRY!
“Elections have consequences.” It’s the political way for winners to tell losers: “Tough luck, you lost. Get over it,” said soon-to-be-divorced demigod Obama.
Kamala Harris has cast 33 tie-breaking votes as Vice President of the United States. This is the highest number of tie-breaking votes cast by any Vice President in U.S. history.
I expect him to wash out in a matter of months. He has no staying power. 💙💙💙
The senators who voted for Hegseth are a disgrace!!!
So is the vp.
GOP are immoral
They're traitors 💯
Must be talking about Joe Biden's picks
Rather have Anthony Blinken?
The GOP giving aid and comfort to America's enemies.
And, we can add, to the USA! The WOKE MAGA crew is a laughing stock of the 🌎
@@gecho194 Well said! And too true.
Putin is one happy guy!
Absolutely 😡🤬
@@Hiker3339 Xi as well…maybe even more so.
It's official. Republicans can no longer tell me that they love America.
Says a person supporting the Democrats???????
Actually I think that became true some time ago.
For me that started in early 2000s
Ďid you believe them when they used to say that they love America?
I feel the same way!!! 🫡💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸
I never want to hear a republican say they care about character ever again.
GOP are immoral
Or merit. Everyone who's been nominated is woefully unqualified, and no one more so than the person who nominated them.
Don't cry
Says the Biden voter with a completelty straight face. Hegseth fought for our nation..you fought against it so take your character comment and shove it squarely up sideways with a twist.
@@InimitableAde Says who! You, one of many fools on this joke of a site!
Can you say DEI? The most unqualified, amoral person ever to sit in that position.
Just like the "'president".
Not amoral, but immoral
It’s ok he has the right skintone 😊
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." ~ Abraham Lincoln
“You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Abraham Lincoln
RIP America
(1776 - 2024)
☔️
Yeah, and I was thinking a few months ago that the USA won't manage to make it to the 250th anniversary of its founding, which would have been in 2026.
They STEAL everything...they even stole my FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT off of a MeidasTouch post I made one day...THEY ARE NOTHING BUT THIEVES that want to stomp their feet and get their WAY... ALWAYS the babies. But I SAY we Dems will FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for Democracy and NOT for FASCISM.
Not yet!
Never give up! Democracy is worth the struggle.
Look for any opportunity to spread the truth.
Well considering it is already 2025.
At least JD Vance was forced to break the tie. He OWNS this for when this inevitably goes BADLY ahead of his '28 run. God protect our troops.
If you find this single instance problematic…how do you feel about the over Two Dozen Times it was done by VP Harris?
A portion of the long list:
Motion to discharge PN79-6 (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021 PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit) Yea:
50-49 Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022 PN1679 (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from Febru
That's a good point. Building the portfolio of how all MAGA are failing us will be good going forward. Assuming we and our Republic all survive the next four years. Fingers crossed.
@ Do you have any recollection of how many Biden Nominees required VP Harris to break the tie? It’s in the dozens. It’s worth a Google.
@@Jommybutler1234 , there are many positions which are inherently political and where you can expect there to be some (fair) amount of party split leading to close votes. For things that should be non-political like defense or justice, that is not the case though, and there should be broad consensus (or should the DoD only protect those Americans who voted for the current executive branch?). And that has basically always been the case. Check the votes for SecDef confirmations for the last 40 years, and you'll see there are never more than a few people against. 50 against Hegseth is its own condemnation. And we are going to be the ones paying the price for his incompetence.
@ So, the vote was 50/50. What do you consider to be “broad consensus” ? What’s the minimum number of votes that should be required for a position of such importance?
Don’t forget Joni Ernst caved too. The blood Hegseth sheds with his incompetence is on her hands as well. She is a coward, a joke and a disgrace to her service uniform. Disgusting
Agree!
Yes
"The blood Hegseth sheds .." Really? Who? How many? When? You have a crystal ball? And, who lost 13 US Service people in a show-our-ass withdrawal from Afghanistan?? Not to mention the billions of military equipment left behind (and now being copied by Communist China).
It's shocking that women, including a military woman, voted for him. People just don't seem to have any real honor or much moral character anymore.
She is indeed!
Anyone else notice that these people’s allegiance is to their party and not at all to the people that sent them to Washington. I’m sick of it!
Their allegiance is not to their party, it's to Trump.
The people that vote for them are in the thrall of Trump. We have a country full of idiots thanks to Fox News, Joe Rogan, and all the other right wing influencers.
Although, in fairness, I think most of the people who sent them to Washington would be outraged if they voted against him. The Senators are prioritizing their own reelection above what the know is good for the country.
I mean if they are republican then it’s highly likely that the people that voted them in also voted for trump and Hegseth is trump’s choice for dod so kinda seems like they are doing what the people who voted them in want whether that’s idiotic or not is a different argument.
Can We the People file charges for cowardice??
So much for the courage of Joni Ernst. RIP.
Her career is more important than patriotic responsibilities and character. Bah!
SHAME ON EVERY PERSON WHO VOTED FOR THIS MAN.
VOTE EACH OF THESE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OUT!
senate in this case
When you have people reelecting the likes of MTG and Boebert, I wouldn't hold my breath on that.
Good luck they now found the way to keeping power the law they put in to purge voters and. This election they purged over 4 million minorities and younger voters registered democratic . Elections before were gerrymandered now they just throw you off the rolls oh yeah they let you file a provisional but 8 out of 10 were thrown out . This is their game plan from here on out we will never win in this country ever.
So four years living in all caps.
YOU DUMB A-S-S IT WASN'T CONGRESS, AND THE ONES THAT WILL BE VOTED OUT ARE THE 3 RINOS!
I am shocked McConnell voted NO! I about spit out my tea when I saw that news online.
If only he had a spine after the Jan. 6th insurrection, maybe we wouldn’t be here.
I've been really interested in this. Actually. I loathe this man, but I've been curious to see what he might do in regards to the nominations. I definitely expect a vote against RFK. And probably gabbard. I hate Mitch but I feel like part of them must know that he is responsible for the fact that we're stuck with this monster again.
For real 😢
He grew a set a little too late 🤯
@@jenniloumack He's leaving. He has nothing to lose now. No surprise. He wanted to vote to impeach Trump but he knew he would lose his fiefdom at the time. When are Americans going to wake up and realize there is no republican party anymore?
As a lifelong KY resident, from the earliest days of his local career to his long running terms in the Senate, McConnell has never ceased to disappoint me. Over the years, I’ve tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I’d just become frustrated all over again. ☹️
Another Nam combat vet: this tragicomic appointment is disrespectful to all men and women who have ever donned a uniform in service of our nation.
Thank you for your service!
This is utterly ridiculous, truly humiliating, and deeply dangerous for the nation.
Correct! As an Australian, I laugh in your general direction
the dangers, alas, go beyond the nation
@@mourka01 you have to be joking. He’s not qualified. There are plenty of people who saw combat and commanded troops were much more qualified than this man.
@@mourka01 So everyone who sees active combat is qualified to be the Secretary of Defence? This isn't just a bad decision for the USA it is hugely dangerous for the whole world. I hope someone has given him a globe!
@@mourka01how about selecting someone who has seen combat, has leadership experience, and has been to War College? Hegseth was a mid level officer.
I feel so sorry for the United States, its military, its security and its veterans. Another sad day.
Sorry America you did it all to yourself and it will NOT end well.
Yet many veterans and active military are strong Trump supporters so ... ya know ...
This burden is chained around all of humanity’s neck, not just the US.
@@ollie6004 Not all Americans, and remember the children. 💙
How sorry will you be if Trump decides your country has something he wants or your leader pisses him off and this unfit pig orders Hegseth to invade or bomb?...
Cheating while the mother of his 2 month old was at home....where have i heard that before？
Birds of a feather..
That is the qualifications to be a Republican leader.
Hunter Biden? Was it Hegseths former Sister-in Law after his brother died?
Paging Mr Clinton. Paging Mr. Clinton. 😂
As a woman I am highly offended (and quite angry) that Any woman would vote FOR a predator for any position. 🤬
He doesn't even think women should vote. It blows the mind that women actually support this.
Women voted for Trump.
Bill Clinton?
@@CynNola I know and that is the saddest part.
and not even one that's *qualified!* ffs. like there is zero reason for it to be him. zero!!!
Hegseth is unfit. We have never had a president who bullys the House Members to vote his way.
Bully Trump is. But those spineless House Members are pathetic that they can't think for themselves. Why are they even there??
Excellent work by the supposed co equal branch of government. 🤷♂️
Well, now you do. And you voted for it...
The Senate confirms cabinet picks, not the House
Senate, but yes.
SO PISSED ABOUT THIS RIDICULOUS APPOINTMENT. Shame on the GOP.
They have no shame, and no limit to their dishonor.
The worst thing about Hegseth being voted in as Sec of DOD is that our Allies AND Enemies see this. The military is in deep trouble.
Deep trouble, and so are the United States
A gift to Israel
Pete has to earn the respect of the Pentagon. I betcha the Pentagon hides reports from him.
A gift to every one of our adversaries! History will not be kind to America!
We all are in deep trouble actually.
This was trump saying "fuck you, I dare you to say no". This nomination was nothing more than an assertion of Donald J Trump's power. And the cowards in the GOP buckled. God bless America.
They are scared now, maybe once they start seeing the actual damage being done they'll act differently. Wishful thinking, I know...
Correction:: God bless what we could have been if we'd lived up to the ideals in the declaration of independence. All are equal all are allowed life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, equal justice under the law, protection from unreasonable search and seizure (yes I know a few are from the constitution and bill of rights but you get the picture).
God bless what we could have been. Satan have mercy on what we will become. Because God won't.
Infortunately is about a lot more it is about sending more troops against citizens protesting and invading other countries wait for it
Exactly!
@@tommj4365 they didn’t say no the first time around
The only 3 Republicans that voted “No” for Pete Hegseth: Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. I appreciate the effort regardless of past voting as this was the right vote. On the other hand, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa could have been the vote that rejected Pete Hegseth. It was so close that JD Vance was the tie-breaker. How Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa voted today is unforgivable in my eyes. She could have been on the right side of history but didn’t have the courage.
She chose Hegseth over the American people. She was so afraid of being a primary and facing Trump's wrath. Having been in the military and having been sexually assaulted couldn't push her to do the right thing for our country. This is going to be a total farce.
If you find this single instance problematic…how do you feel about the over Two Dozen Times it was done by VP Harris?
A portion of the long list:
Motion to discharge PN79-6 (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021 PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit) Yea:
50-49 Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022 PN1679 (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from Febru
Moscow Mitch, where was your spine during the impeachment? You could have prevented all this!
@ You Hate Mitch, but you cheer him at the same time. How fluid of you. Maybe malleable is a better word.
God bless Joni! 😁
My stomach is sick with this nomination and appointment. These idiots have just put my son's life and our military in jeopardy. Disgusting and disappointing!!!!!
Get used to it. The entire trump administration is run by WUIs
Truly sorry- I voted against Trump 3x
On my first deployment Obama wouldn’t let me return fire unless I was receiving “accurate incoming fire.” Rules of engagement under Trump for my second deployment were nowhere near as idiotic. Your son will be fine.
The great irony is that the new Secretary will be more concerned with your son’s well-being than secretaries past.
Take probiotics. For. You. Stomach
As a woman, I'm used to the fact that being horrible to women does not disqualify people for leadership in this country. I could probably accept that reality in this case if Pete Hegseth was a brilliant military leader, or if he even had any qualifications for this job beyond having a pulse.
NO!!!!! Do NOT get used to it - NEVER get USED to it. We RISE UNITED, and we will CHANGE it. The TIME IIS NOW. Never just roll over until we are FREE!!
He doesn't have the right stuff, that's for sure. 💙👍
Qualifications beyond a pulse…thanks for making me laugh in what is otherwise a very unfunny situation.
women out of the combat position. yes!!!!!!!
@@anjou6497 I’m not a brainless thug and I’m no snowflake like you. It’s called merit based award for all!!! No more DEI !!! Winning!
Serious question for everyone. How do we get these people out of office? Not in two years, but right now.
Cant happen right now. But 2026! We need to get all relatives who stayed home , to REGISTER.
eight more years !!
No just wait you magas will literally wake up sooner than that😊
You should Read the Constitution for the first time
Nada. God bless President Trump. 😎
Apparently I wasted 8 years of my life serving my country. We went from truly great Americans like Gen. Mattis to this $hitbag. From The Warrior Monk to SECDEF Brodawg in a few short years. I hate what we've become.
Thank you for your service❤️
We havent become anything , they have. Normal is still normal, moral is still moral, sociopathy is still sociopathy, those facts will never change.
No one cares about your whining. Doing military service doesn’t entitle you to be happy with the direction of the country. Man up.
Thank you for your service.
I am so sorry that our Military is being so disrespected!
Everyone who fought in world war II wasted their lives. They fought for democracy and today's Republicans give it away because they are afraid of a moronic clown.
These senators know this person was totally unqualified. They have no spine and definitely no ethics!!!
They prove them selves over and over again.
I really don't get the point of their position as Senators if they knowingly vote against the best interest for this country.
Jobs, THO, they have jobs.
They aslo know the President is unqualified but jumped on the same bus.
WUI on full display
At least he got balls. 😂🎉Where's yours? 😂🎉
Can't wait to hear my maga nephew cry about his veteran's disability payments going away. FAFO!! All the active service, and vets, who voted for T are to blame for their own downfall!
Point of clarification, Department of Defense does not control VA Disability ratings, that would be the Department of Veterans affairs. But point well taken, I’d assume a Trump VA Head that could target disability compensation. I’d assume Jodi Earnest is drawing a pension and VA Disability check 😂.
Perhaps the first Sec Def to conduct all his briefing in the Officers' Club bar.
How about all the union members who voted for Trump, knowing that the GOP is anti-union? How about all the farmers dependent on foreign laborers who voted for Trump, knowing that he wants to get rid of such workers? This country is philosophically inconsistent.
Why would your nephew lose veterans disability benefits? And why are you looking forward to this non occurrence?
Can't wait to read this back to you when you are proving wrong
Vietnam vet, this is very ominous and bad for our country.
A disrespect to all vets.
@@katboss4886Calm down Karen! The masculine men are back in power!
@@cobrayaltaokay “cobra” way to overcompensate there bud
“Ominous” is the right word. Just know that some of us still take your service seriously 🫡
@@cobrayalta Are you sure? Hegseth looks gay to me.
How did we get to the point where TV personalities are qualified for the head of the DOD? It's pathetic.
Enough people were already convinced that a TV personality could competently lead the free world...
I think it was when we voted a TV personality into the presidency. Twice!
@@DrStrange1966 blame NBC for allowing his stupid show on their network! …
How does being on TV after a distinguished career of military service disqualify a person from future military service? Seems arbitrary.
European NATO Generals will have this guy for breakfast, that is if the guy can turn up sober. WTF ARE YOU ALL THINKING!!!!
He has no idea what he’s doing. And that makes him incredibly dangerous because the only reason he’s there is to do what Trump wants, which will be to deploy the military against Americans. They don’t like. You can forget about protesting anything in this country ever again.
We are getting out of NATO next.
Really, he's out getting a drink right now.....
You’ve obviously never met a European general. Right now the Bundeswehr can’t deploy a fully equipped brigade to defend Berlin.
We won’t be in NATO long. Trump wants out.
If I was in Greenland and Panama, I would be afraid of this man who will do what trump wants, even if the means going to war with allies. The world is very unsafe now.
America has completely lost every war it has been in since Vietnam. It's NOT a winning military anymore. This kind of choice will make it even weaker. The idea of America having such a strong military is rooted in WWII mythology. America is weak, folks. China could eat us for lunch.
I’m Canadian, and I’m scared. Why do WE have to pay for another countries mistake? He will do irreparable damage to the relationship between the two countries.
He'll go to war against Americans. Protesting will no longer be safe. No more Posse Comitatus.
@@cyn1979 …I’m with you as a Canadian. We didn’t have a VOTE, but heard loud and clear right out of the Cheetos mouth what he was going to do when he got in. WHY THE HECK DID THE AMERICANS NOT HEAR IT!
I saw a poll and was appalled that the majority wanted Greenland etc to become a part of the US. There's an awful lot of crazy out there.
Every day Trump is in power puts a gigantic smile on my face. I love the meltdowns on this channel.
Say goodbye to the VA and hello to hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans. To Hell with this country and everyone's "thank you for your service." I am ashamed I ever enlisted for such an idiotic, bigoted country.
No one should enlist anymore! The American military will become a joke!
I wish I could those years back. There's no reason to serve this country.
I am in sympathy with your pain and sadness. I wish I could offer some silver lining, but I got nothing
@@AllDueDisrespectI agree. Now it’s more like the Wehrmacht. Why fight for that as an American? Why be any part of the supply chain for such a corrupt administration running a corrupt country)
im currently active and I feel your pain.
Hegseth ran 2 Vet charities into the ground. Drinking problems don't vanish overnight either.
Trust me, I know. A drunk trying to get sober for "reasons" is a disaster waiting to happen.
As a woman who is from Cali and have lived in Alaska for many years, a daughter of a vet, this is heartbreaking, it’s embarrassing
What does where you have lived have to do with this? Curious.
It's going to be the idiocy you expected, coupled with a stupidity you didn't think possible.
Well said.
This election opened my eyes to the stupidity of the american people...i honestly had no idea.😮
Republicans MUST be held responsible for whatever happens to our country after this disastrous pick to lead our nation’s military. They own this foolishness, full stop!!
Is it just for power? They obviously don’t represent their constituents. What does trump use to control them all?
We're you concerned. 4. Years off Biden. And. He. Woke. Polices?
If you find this single instance problematic…how do you feel about the over Two Dozen Times it was done by VP Harris?
A portion of the long list:
Motion to discharge PN79-6 (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021 PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit) Yea:
50-49 Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022 PN1679 (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from Febru
Weeks ago, I was saying that Joanie Ernst doesn't have the integrity to oppose Hegseth when everyone was saying she would spearhead the opposition against him. How'd that turn out? She has permanently forfeited her right to speak for women in the military & in general on these issues, and should just go be a lobbyist for big corporate interests, where she would be better suited based on her complete lack of integrity & decency.
Horrible disgrace and an insult to our fathers and grandfathers who fought to defend freedom. Big insult! These people are just so awful!! How dare they?!
And our grandmothers, mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, neices ...
WRONG
Created a monster that is now eating Democracy. Well done 👏.
We are a Republic, wish Democrats would learn some history.
@@TimStout71 Our constitution outlines a democratic republic. We choose representatives through a democratic process, making the terms democracy and republic both applicable and interchangeable.
Youre welcome 😂
@ A democracy and republic are two different things. We pledge allegiance to the republic of the United States. We are a representative democracy only when we vote.
@Timstout, what's the difference between a republic and a democracy
God have mercy on our service men and women 🙏💔
Regardless of of his personal life, he is extremely unqualified for the position!
Says who? You 😅
With qualified, do you mean someone who will continue on the same old track as always? Only if they can deliver exactly the same as always they will be qualified?
Unf*****n believable!! This is wrong on sooo many levels.😡😡
Aw you're so mad...poor baby...it won't do a damn thing
We win again
A liberal saying anyone has no balls. That’s rich
America will pay the price for this one in particular.
It will inplode in short order.
I definitely agree! What excuse will they use when we are attacked? Sad day for this nation and unfortunately we are headed for many more.
@@lynngutierrez6 You know the excuse as well as I do. It was Biden's fault. You will hear that one for the next 4 years.
@@lynngutierrez6 What country will be attacking mainland America?
His "drinking problem" will only worsen under the stress of this office. I predict that he'll wind up in court over some ghastly military error. Or, something will "happen" to him.
Unfortunately, the country will be compromised by his ineptitude.
My disgust is overwhelming.
Im sorry for all of the brave, valent women in the military who will be forced out of their jobs by this horrible man.
We are deep in the idiocracy ... deep and in way over our heads. Never has the phrase "the inmates are running the asylum" been more appropriate or more accurate.
I am from Canada and I sincerely wish that a person like Tim Miller would run for high elected office. The world needs honesty and empathy.
Mind your business and start paying your fair share for NATO.
Thank you for reporting this tonight, Tim. I feel like throwing up, but it is important information.
Dont worry, Pete will throw up FOR us, after binging.
Hegseth should be subject to a breathalyzer before entering the situation room.
Great idea 💡
Shhh Karen! The men are back in power!
Every single day!!!
@@cobrayalta You have one song, and it is older than dirt.
@@thisorthat7626 Calm down Hun! The boys are doing something! Your MeToo lies don't work anymore
Glad you finally made it home!
I bet Pete is throwing one back at this exact moment.
Hope he's not driving.
Probably several.
🤣
Absolutely
Hopefully someone will videotape it and post it online, since he promised he would stop drinking if he becomes the Defense Secretary.
I look at my neighbors who voted for this in complete disgust.
I understand, but there is an entire alternate reality out there in Fox and one America telling a literal 180° different analysis. Is it our neighbor’s fault for getting caught up? I don’t know.
@@billw5189 yes, it’s their fault for believing right-wing propaganda.
Yeah,my neighbor still has his 47 sign up. At least I know who one traitor in my neighborhood is.
Wrong, disgusting are the people who stayed at home on Nov 5th
We look at you the same.
4 more years of tears. These never Trumpers are the worst
Damnit! Those cowards are going to confirm every single unqualified, insane, compromised and unethical cabinet nominee. We are screwed
Most likely.
As Barack said,” Elections have Consequences”
Will never be able to be proud of my military service again. Shame on the GOP and Vance😢
@@vickijohnson4562 that is the saddest statement here. I’m so sorry 😢
@ thanks 🙏
Last week, my son told me that one of his college friends recently left for the Army. It literally broke my heart to hear that.
Same here. I have a couple of "Desert Storm Veteran" baseball caps that will be going into the back of the closet for a LONG time.
be proud of your service
you didnt vote him in
I will always thank you for your service. You and all other veterans will always be my hero's.
Shame on Joni Ernst. She failed us. She failed our military, she lost any sense of self respect and she failed me. I am also a veteran. 😢
WRONG. YOU LOSE
Just a couple of weeks ago the GOP were against him as a nominee then ring ring... Dear Leader said wah wah wah I want him, i want him! Why do they even bother showing up to work? Trump makes every decision for them.
It’s a bit like getting a call from Nancy Pelosi gently urging you to toe the party line. Both sides do it.
@@Jommybutler1234 Sorry, but there's a big difference between "toeing the party line" and completely abandoning ones principals to appease the fragile ego of one "man". Nancy Pelosi would never urge her party to nominate such a specimen.
@ If you find this single instance problematic…how do you feel about the over Two Dozen Times it was done by VP Harris?
A portion of the long list:
Motion to discharge PN79-6 (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021 PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit) Yea:
50-49 Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022 PN1679 (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from Febru
What an absolute appalling country weve become...
You alright bro? Look pretty thin
Must be the stress from the destruction of the liberal mindset in this country
If this guy was confirmed it sets the bar lower than low. They’re all gonna get in.
Exactly! That's gonna happen 😡
Gabbard will be the only one who will not make it.
@ That’s what I was thinking but now not so sure.
Spineless hypocrites. What a disgrace.
There are too many of these spineless hypocrites. WTH happened!
GOP is completely immoral! How dare they do this! No way in hell is this ok.
I live in North Carolina and will work to replace Tillis.
Looking forward to getting rid of Lindsey graham in the mid terms ! As you have I have written call they could care less
As a female veteran i can only object to this idiocy
I am a previous female Vietnam Era vet and so glad been over 50 yrs since i was in . I would not want to be in it now. My son 43 so do not worry about him but my 18 yrs old grandson that my daughter has . I worry about what Trump will start in this world and if he gets drafted if they brought it back and he was forced to serve. In this crazy bat shit world right now who the F--K knows what going to happen. This sh---------t show only in first week. I do not see it improving.
Anything that makes Tim clutch his ridiculous necklace in terror, is good for America.
This completely sickens me! When will we the people truly stand up and resist??? 😡🤬🤯
They won’t
Cry Karens! Alpha men win again! Daddy is back and hopefully the 19th will go away sooner or later too😂
There really is no “resist”. Like what am I going to do about RFK Jr or the Matt Gaetz house report? What can anyone do that’s legal? I’m guessing absolutely nothing. Parade? Leave a voicemail for some 23 year old intern to ignore at our senators or representatives office?
@@cobrayaltadon’t assume that your civil liberties are protected
Trump is hoping that they will
leave and that’s why he nominated Hegseth but I can’t blame them if they leave either
I especially worry about the women in the military, and of course our country
You're the first one to comment....thanks Tim! This is crazy & scary!
WTF!
😳 oh I will not sleep safe for 4 years.
🤬
This guy’s gonna self-implode. You can’t succeed in a role 10 levels above your capability.
He's going to be drinking every night under the pressure.
They need to get him three a 12 step program.
His job is to purge generals not loyal to Trump. He'll probably find a lot of success in that I imagine. If Ukraine falls and Taiwan is taken, Trump will find a way to rationalize it as a good thing for America.
yup
Look up "Dunning-Crooger effect" in the dictionary, and this dude's photo pops riiight up. Cocktail glass and all. 🤣
I hope military leaders are able to protect the country from this clown and his lunatic boss
Yeah, that's called Deep State.
@@outermarker5801 He will try to purge all the patriotic people from the military and keep those who will follow any crazy order they get even if it is unlawful. He will probably be successful….
And he's probably suffering from a hangover right now!!
We are so fucked.
If his sexual assault allegation was an "anonymous smear campaign" why did he pay her $50k?
$50k wouldn't be much to get out of a trail. A trail could easily cost $500k, even if he won.
If it was anonymous, then how did he know whom to pay? The story breaks down so fast.
Fox News pays 20 Million for most of theirs, so this was just a Tip.
Right. If you’re innocent, why pay someone to keep quiet?
@ It can easily cost more, even if you win. Get out if you can is too often the cheapest, unfortunately.
I ate Girl Scout Cookies once. That doesn't make me qualified to run the organization.
SAD. And we'll pay. The world is watching.
I am sick, disgusted, annoyed and just plain pissed! 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮
Sounds to me like the Deputy Secretary of Defense now gets to do all the work and cover for this guy. Hope he or she gets a raise and proper authorization to take over when he is blacked out drunk oe engaging in one of his " picadillos"
Our new Defense Secretary is a TV host and a drunk. God help us.
And only weekend TV Host. What was he doing the rest of the week?
Dept of Defence becomes the Dept of a Drunk
The men and women of our armed forces have been slapped in the face
Then why are they so glad and looking forward to booting out the woke cancer in their ranks.
My father served....and I am so afraid, depressed, and wanting to leave the country. We are in serious danger. There are reasons generals are the leaders of defense; they know military history and have served with integrity, honor, and have the respect of the men and women of the armed forces. When in the military, my father said many men didn't make it past major rank if they were cheaters, had drug/drinking problems, and or had financial issues. This is awful.
You should go. An American Passport is a Golden Ticket around the world. Explore. If you find somewhere you like better…stay. If you don’t….come back. Don’t just Talk about it….Be about it!
Nothing Surprises me anymore .. WOW !!!! 😳✨
What an insult to our military.
@@catholicpog7183you believe the lie too huh?
@@catholicpog7183Veterans voted like they always do. Look at previous elections. They tend to vote Republican. We’ll see if that changes going forward now that Republicans have clearly shown they do not support the military (or police).
And Trump got less than 50% of the popular vote. He’s not what most Americans want.
I better not EVER hear about DEI AGAIN.
He won't last because alcoholics can't stop drinking. "I'll never do it again baby, I swear," Heard that before?
The women in the military will be worried with him being in charge.
I was surrounded by alcoholics growing up; some worse than others. Only one out of dozens stopped drinking. This guy is gonna fall flat on his drunken face.
Exactly, he is going to drink even more.
Whoa. I did NOT know how historically significant this 50/50 vote was for Secretary of Defense. We're hosed.
This is not at all historically significant. The presenter is misrepresenting the facts.
If you find this single instance problematic…how do you feel about the over Two Dozen Times it was done by VP Harris?
A portion of the long list:
Motion to discharge PN79-6 (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021 PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit) Yea:
50-49 Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51-50 Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51-50 Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022 PN1679 (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from Febru
Last time I checked 51is greater than 50 to put it in context thats a majority. Pete Hegseth was voted in. He may or may not be your choice but he is your secretary of the armed forces
He will do his best trying to put the military back in order again.
Pray for America and its leaders.
DAMN! I hate to say it, but bottoms up Pete! I hope he gets impeached or court marshalled, or fired, or kicked out ASAP! So, drink up Pete!
😒🙄😡🤢🤮
How would he be “impeached”. Maybe there is a misunderstanding of the position or the impeachment process and who it applies to. Maybe just an overly emotional post on YT.
@Jommybutler1234 Yes! 😃 That's exactly what I was intending to infer by listing several options. Lol I am aware that the position isn't impeachable. However, I'm not sure court-martialed is accurate. 🤷 Maybe I should've just said 'canceled'. That would encompass whatever anyone wants it to mean. 👍
@ Mindy is struggling with term and definitions and possibly understanding of process.
@@Jommybutler1234 No, Jommy, I was using humor and sarcasm. It's part of my personality. I like that about me, but apparently I'm not so good at it eh? 🤓
@@mindyrosin I find it to be an unattractive personality trait, but I’m sure you will find someone willing to tolerate it.
God help those who serve and protect our country in the military/armed forces. Such a horrible, horrible outcome.
Yeah, check in on the soldiers. I think they're ok
Great pick from President Trump !! Pete is the most qualified for the soldiers and will bring respectability back to our country MAGA !!!!
Ugh. I can't believe they confirmed him. We are doomed. Worst ever.