Hegseth's Nomination Should Be Rejected

Unfortunately, that probably won’t happen.

Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, faces what should be a grueling confirmation hearing tomorrow. By almost any standard, Hegseth is an abysmal nominee, and the Senate Armed Services Committee should reject his nomination. Unfortunately, that probably won’t happen. Trump is sticking with Hegseth, and it seems as if Republicans on the committee are falling in line. The Democrats may make a big show of grilling Hegseth, but if there aren’t any defections from the GOP side they cannot derail him.

There are so many problems with Hegseth’s nomination that the committee will have trouble finding time to cover everything.