Haberman: Trump doubled down on Hegseth because support for DeSantis was lacking

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National political correspondent Maggie Haberman signaled Friday that President-elect Trump likely doubled down on Pete Hegseth as his pick to lead the Pentagon after support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as an alternative fell short.

“I think it’s still true that he was tired and is tired of negative stories,” Haberman said during an interview on CNN’s “AC360.”

“What changed was a couple of things. One was… Trump could not find a single person in his orbit, or even really outside of it, who liked this idea of making Ron DeSantis — the governor of Florida — the Defense secretary choice,” she added.

Hegseth, an Army veteran and former Fox News host, has faced a bevy of criticism in recent weeks over allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct. As he faced an uphill battle for Senate confirmation, Trump’s team began mulling replacement nominees.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/haberman-trump-doubled-down-hegseth-145453738.html

Meaning DeSantis was mean to Trump so he wants someone who'll kiss his yuge ass.

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1. Devolution in real time.

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2. A non-resounding endorsement of both of those laudables.

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3. Are these really the only two choices?

Doubtful but he needs someone who will kiss his butt.

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4. Trump told her this and she believes it ?

I think the only reason DeSantis came up is becsuse Trump wants him to appoint his daughter in law to the Senate. And this was what he was offering in exchange

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5. DeSantis has also not committed to naming Lara Trump as Rubio's replacement in the Senate

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/far-from-clear-desantis-will-give-in-to-trump-with/

With the appointment of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be Donald Trump's secretary of state, one of the two seats representing Florida in the closely divided Senate is open and it is up to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to pick Rubio's replacement while under pressure from the president-elect.....

As the report from the Post's Hannah Knowles and Michael Scherer points out, Donald Trump wants Eric Trump's wife to have the job, she has made it plain she would love it, but DeSantis might prefer rewarding a Republican lawmaker instead.

Pointing out it is "far from clear" which way DeSantis will go, the Post is reporting the Florida governor "... is more likely to pick someone who has held public office in Florida and said other contenders include the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, and former statehouse speaker Jose Oliva."

That could put him, once again, on the outs with Trump, with Randy Fine, an ally of the incoming president suggesting, "The governor has a choice. Does he want to rebuild his relationship with Trump and give the president what he’s asking for, or does he want to move in a different direction? I think there’s a real opportunity for him if he chooses to support the president’s choice.”