Murkowski Becomes First Republican Senator to Come Out Against Trump Nominee for Defense Secretary

"Given the global security environment we're operating in, it is critical that we confirm a Secretary of Defense, however, I regret that I am unable to support Mr. Hegseth," Murkowksi wrote on X (formerly Twitter). (Credit: Tom Williams/Getty Images/Allison Robbert/Getty Images)

Senator Lisa Murkowski took to social media to announce that she would not vote to confirm former Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, the cabinet role he was nominated for by President Donald Trump.

"Given the global security environment we're operating in, it is critical that we confirm a Secretary of Defense, however, I regret that I am unable to support Mr. Hegseth," she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).