{"id":31389,"date":"2025-01-23T21:22:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/moderate-gop-senator-says-she-will-vote-against-confirmation-of-pete-hegseth-for-defense-secretary\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T21:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:22:33","slug":"moderate-gop-senator-says-she-will-vote-against-confirmation-of-pete-hegseth-for-defense-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/moderate-gop-senator-says-she-will-vote-against-confirmation-of-pete-hegseth-for-defense-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderate GOP senator says she will vote against confirmation of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will not support the senate confirmation of Pete Hegseth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> pick to lead the defense department, citing a lack of experience and concerns over his past comments regarding women.<\/p>\n<p>Several Republican senators remained on the fence about Hegseth&#8217;s nomination as he faced a grilling from members of the Armed Services Committee during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6367082869112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>confirmation hearing<\/u><\/a> in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I appreciate his courageous military service and his ongoing commitment to our servicemembers and their families, I am concerned that he does not have the experience and perspective necessary to succeed in the job,&#8221; Collins wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/key-senate-chairman-criticizes-anonymous-sources-ulterior-motives-stands-hegseth-nomination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>KEY SENATE CHAIRMAN CRITICIZES \u2018ANONYMOUS SOURCES WITH ULTERIOR MOTIVES,\u2019 STANDS BY HEGSETH NOMINATION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His limited managerial experience involved running two small non-profit organizations that had decidedly mixed results,&#8221; Collins wrote in a lengthy social media post. &#8220;I am also concerned about multiple statements, including some in the months just before he was nominated, that Mr. Hegseth has made about women serving in the military. He and I had a candid conversation in December about his past statements and apparently evolving views. I am not convinced that his position on women serving in combat roles has changed.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will not support the senate confirmation of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump&#8217;s pick to lead the defense department, citing a lack of experience and concerns over his past comments regarding women. 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