The US Senate has undergone the vote of close, when Mr. Hegseth received 50 votes and 50 votes against senators. At this time, the vote of Vice President JD Vance, who also became the president of the Senate, set the result of Hegseth will become the Defense Minister in the cabinet of President Donald Trump, AP reported.
Immediately after the voting results in the Senate, President Trump had a post on social network Truth Social to congratulate Pete Hegseth. “He will become a great US Defense Minister,” Trump wrote.
There were 3 Republican Senators who did not agree to nominate Mr. Hegseth. According to Reuters, this is only the second time in American history, the vice president must issue a decision vote in approving the cabinet candidate. The first time was Mr. Trump’s first term, when voting for Betsy Devos for the position of US Minister of Education.
Among Mr. Trump’s nominations to the new cabinet, Mr. Hegseth is said to be the most controversial person, when there are allegations of sexual harassment and alcohol abuse. During the hearing in the Senate on January 14, Hegseth was confused when faced with questions about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Pete Hegseth, the former host of Fox News, once made a stance that women should not take on the role of fighting, and support amnesty for those who were charged with violating war crimes. Hegseth confirmed that he would make great changes to the Pentagon.
In another development related to US policies on the first days of President Trump’s 2nd term The New York Times Reported to the US Department of Security on January 24, ordering the postponement of programs that allowed temporary immigrants in the United States, which is expected to affect immigrants, especially from Ukraine, Cuba, Haiti. and Venezuela.
