Senate prepares for Kavanaugh 2.0 with Trump pick Hegseth

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Senate prepares for Kavanaugh 2.0 with Trump pick Hegseth

by Alexander Bolton - 12/17/24 6:00 AM ET


Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet as he arrives for a meeting with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Defense Department nominee Pete Hegseth’s plan to release a woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement sets the stage for a media circus that Senate Republicans are calling Kavanaugh 2.0, a reference to the brutal Supreme Court confirmation fight of 2018.

Hegseth vigorously denies the allegation and says he’s going to plow through the Senate confirmation process despite warnings from GOP senators that it is likely to get ugly.

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[Walleye]

1. He says he's gonna plow through it. I have no doubt that he will try plowing through it.

That seems to be the way he deals with things. A team of rapists.

[2naSalit]

2. Yup...

"We're just gonna take what we want, whether the wimmins like it or not" Seems to be the mindset.

[roscoeroscoe]

3. A waste of time to focus on sidebars

He's not qualified. Focus on why he was fired from his non-profit roles. Attended any senior command schools? No? Any tours at the command level? No? Ever pulled a tour at the Pentagon? General Staff level? No?

Crush him with how unqualified he is.

Don't be surprised if he comes in uniform to the confirmation hearing. Old Oliver North Trick, right?

[BoRaGard]

4. He's unqualified.

You said it.

So he's a bully thug end-timer. All secondary to his lack of qualifications.

That should be the focus of opposition to him.
Not that he has the standard array of skanky republicon values.

[underpants]

5. Yeah he's "releasing" her to come out in public and get ripped apart

She’d be crazy to put herself through that.