{"id":8756,"date":"2025-01-23T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8756"},"modified":"2025-01-23T14:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:04:52","slug":"republican-senator-to-vote-no-on-trump-defense-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/defense-news\/republican-senator-to-vote-no-on-trump-defense-pick\/njackson\/2025\/01\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Senator To Vote &#8216;No&#8217; On Trump Defense Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sen.\u00a0Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) said on Thursday she can&#8217;t support Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump&#8217;s secretary of Defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Given the global security environment we\u2019re operating in, it is critical that we confirm a Secretary of Defense, however, I regret that I am unable to support Mr. Hegseth,&#8221; she concluded in a lengthy statement posted to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since Mr. Hegseth\u2019s nomination last November, I have met with him and carefully reviewed his writings, various reports, and other pertinent materials. I closely followed his hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee and gathered substantial feedback from organizations,\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisamurkowski\/status\/1882496900223377719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In her reasoning, Murkowski cited infidelity, &#8220;allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking&#8221; and Hegseth&#8217;s previous comments on women serving in the military.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The behaviors that he has admitted to alone, she said, show &#8220;a lack of judgment that is unbecoming of someone who would lead our armed forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Hegseth has admitted to past infidelity, he has denied claims of excessive drinking and sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. 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