{"id":10083,"date":"2025-01-25T17:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T17:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=10083"},"modified":"2025-01-25T17:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T17:36:28","slug":"trump-responds-after-senate-vance-casts-tiebreaking-vote-to-confirm-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=10083","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds After Senate Vance Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Confirm Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0e5b863c-a13e-41c2-bf9f-6eeeb20b4d72\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>President Donald Trump reacted to the Senate drama over Pete Hegseth\u2019s confirmation as Secretary of Defense. Three Republicans, including Mitch McConnell, joined all 47 Democrats in rejecting Hegseth, forcing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump expressed his support for Hegseth, calling him \u201ca great Secretary of Defense.\u201d When asked about McConnell\u2019s vote, Trump claimed he didn\u2019t know how McConnell voted but emphasized, \u201cWinning is what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defections, many Republican senators praised Hegseth\u2019s military experience and leadership qualities. Sen. Lindsey Graham called him a \u201cchange agent\u201d with a passion for the military, while Sen. Ted Cruz expressed pride in voting for Hegseth\u2019s confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. 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