Trump 'surprised' about Republican senators who oppose Hegseth

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "This is the biggest deployment of my life, and there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it," he told Kelly.
56% : This behavior would disqualify any service member from holding any leadership position in the military, much less being confirmed as the Secretary of Defense.
50% : "I was very surprised that Collins and Murkowski would do that," Trump told reporters.
35% : Hegseth's path to confirmation has faced hurdles since Trump said in November that he intended to nominate him.
18% : The president also hinted that former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has had at times a contentious relationship with Trump, could vote no in today's highly anticipated vote.
13% : Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins -- both moderates and sometime critics of Trump -- planned to vote against former Fox News host Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department.

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