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Chapter 1: Why is Pete Hegseth refusing to back down from his nomination?
Pete Hegseth refuses to back down in his bid for defense secretary, despite legacy media attacks on his personal history.
All anonymous, all rumor, nothing sourced, no verification, and they're just going to keep doing it.
Does he have the necessary support, and is Trump considering a replacement nominee?
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Thursday, December 5th, and this is Morning Wire. The Supreme Court appears to side with Tennessee in a landmark case weighing whether or not states can ban transgender procedures for minors.
Much of the latter part of the opening statement seemed to suggest that there's an outright ban on this treatment. But that's not the case. It's really for minors.
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Chapter 2: What are the allegations against Pete Hegseth?
Here with the details is Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips. So Cabot, Hegseth has become the cabinet pick, arguably drawing the most attention now from Democrats and the legacy media. What's the latest in this saga?
Yeah, there have really been two parts to the anti-Hegseth campaign. First, it started with his credentials. Now, historically, defense secretaries have almost always been a general or other high-ranking Pentagon official. Hegseth is not. Almost immediately, critics of the pic began referring to him simply as a Fox News host, trying to paint him as wholly unqualified for the job.
And while Hegseth was indeed a host on Fox, supporters pointed out that he also graduated from Princeton, served 20-plus years in the military. deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was awarded numerous medals, and then ran a large nonprofit advocating for veterans. Now, once folks became more aware of those credentials, the attacks shifted to focus more on his personal life.
Right. So tell us about some of these accusations.
Well, most notably, a woman claimed that Hegseth sexually assaulted her back in 2017 at a Republican conference. Hegseth says the incident was consensual and a police investigation resulted in no charges being filed. More recently, though, legacy media outlets have published a number of stories citing anonymous former coworkers who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Others accused him of coming to work drunk. Though it's worth noting a dozen or so co-workers of Hegseth, including a few of his co-hosts at Fox, refuted those anonymous allegations on the record, calling them totally fabricated. Lisa Booth, for example, who co-hosted with Hegseth on Fox, said, quote, Not once did this happen. Not once have I heard this from others.
This is such a disgusting and false smear.
So we have anonymous accusations, but on the record, refutations.
Right.
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Chapter 3: What role does Trump's support play in Hegseth's nomination?
Right. The focus on his personal life really came to a fever pitch last week when the New York Times published a private email Hegseth's mother had sent him back in 2018 amidst a messy divorce with his then wife. She accused him of, quote, dishonesty, sleeping around, betrayal, debasing, and belittling, among other things.
However, in an interview with Fox yesterday morning, she expressed regret for that email, saying she sent a follow-up a few hours later apologizing and assuring the country that her son is the man for the job.
I want people to look at Pete and judge people or understand him for who he is today and to disregard the media. That was seven years ago. And most of it is misinformation. Pete is a new person. He's redeemed, forgiven, changed. I think we all are after seven years. I believe he's the man for the job.
Hexet's mother went on to say that she's been personally calling senators, telling her side of the story and encouraging them to support her son's nomination for defense secretary.
Now, amid all of this media whirlwind, though, there are reports that President Trump is considering a replacement. What do we know about that?
Yeah, as the pressure on Hegseth has ramped up, a number of Republican senators have reportedly begun to waver on whether they'll vote to confirm him. In light of that possibility, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Trump has begun discussing potential options to replace him, most notably Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was initially on the original SecDef shortlist last month.
But there is still a good chance Hegseth survives the firestorm and still wins confirmation. He was at the Capitol yesterday meeting with senators and told reporters, quote, why would I back down? I've always been a fighter. This is personal and passionate for me. Later on, he told Megyn Kelly that President Trump has his back and wants him to continue on.
He reiterated the same thing this morning.
Hey, Pete, I got your back. It's a fight. They're coming after you. Get after it. He went on to elaborate on why President Trump nominated him for the position in the first place. You're the man for this moment.
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Chapter 4: How is the Supreme Court involved in transgender procedures for minors?
The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who's been at the forefront of this issue, spoke outside the court yesterday morning.
Children have the constitutional right, the human right, the God-given right to live and grow and learn about themselves and the world without being indoctrinated and exploited by people who reject the fundamental realities of existence. Children have a right to go through phases, to have moments of confusion and discomfort in their own bodies, just like every generation of children before them.
Chapter 5: What details were revealed about Tennessee's law on transgender procedures?
Chapter 6: How do the media's accusations affect Hegseth's nomination?
Chapter 7: What is the response from Hegseth's mother regarding the allegations?
Yeah, as the pressure on Hegseth has ramped up, a number of Republican senators have reportedly begun to waver on whether they'll vote to confirm him. In light of that possibility, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Trump has begun discussing potential options to replace him, most notably Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was initially on the original SecDef shortlist last month.
But there is still a good chance Hegseth survives the firestorm and still wins confirmation. He was at the Capitol yesterday meeting with senators and told reporters, quote, why would I back down? I've always been a fighter. This is personal and passionate for me. Later on, he told Megyn Kelly that President Trump has his back and wants him to continue on.
He reiterated the same thing this morning.
Hey, Pete, I got your back. It's a fight. They're coming after you. Get after it. He went on to elaborate on why President Trump nominated him for the position in the first place. You're the man for this moment.
I chose you because you're the guy that's going to put the warfighters first. We haven't had that in We need a guy that's kicked down doors and understands the consequences of war and why us deterring war, fighting it, and winning it is important to him.
He gets it. So, Hegseth pushing forward in his fight to be the next SecDef. Now we'll wait to see how Republican senators and President Trump respond.
Yep, sounds like it could go either way at this point. Cabot, thanks for reporting.
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Chapter 8: What potential alternatives are being considered for Hegseth's nomination?
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The Supreme Court heard two and a half hours of oral arguments on Wednesday in the U.S. v. Scrimetti dealing with Tennessee's law banning transgender procedures for children.
Joining us now is Daily Wire senior reporter Mary Margaret Olihan, who was at the court all of Wednesday morning as the oral arguments took place. Hey, Mary Margaret. So tell us what you saw.
Hey John, it was absolutely frigid on Wednesday in Washington, but that didn't keep the crowds away. The ACLU and the Human Rights Campaign bust in large groups of pro-transgender protesters, but they had competition from the Do No Harm group, which held its own rally for protecting children. I spoke with a number of pro-trans protesters.
One mother told me that she began helping her 12-year-old daughter transition to be a boy when that girl was still very young.
So would you agree that you're primarily responsible for the procedures that your child is going through?
The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who's been at the forefront of this issue, spoke outside the court yesterday morning.
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