
President-Elect Donald Trump is currently supporting Pete Hegseth as his choice for secretary of defense. Sources close to both Trump and Hegseth have revealed that Trump wants Hegseth to actively campaign for votes, leading to Hegseth's assertive presence on Capitol Hill recently.
According to these sources, Trump and his inner circle believe that there is a viable path for Hegseth to be confirmed. They emphasized that the situation with Hegseth differs from that of Matt Gaetz, Trump's previous attorney general nominee who withdrew after failing to secure enough votes.