Trump's defense pick Hegseth treads water on Capitol Hill - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Hegseth has stressed that Trump wants him in the job.
45% : Trump has given the impression that he expects his nominees to sink or swim on their own once tapped, the senator said.
34% : Hegseth has been told not to expect Trump to apply pressure to Republican senators to get him over the finish line, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
24% : On Thursday, Trump posted a NYPost article on TruthSocial defending Hegseth.
24% : "One Republican close to Trump said that Hegseth's best chance of success at this point is to show Trump that he is fighting for his confirmation.
23% : Several key GOP senators said they have not been lobbied to support Hegseth, and Trump has not publicly pushed them to back the pick in recent days.
7% : But Hegseth's confirmation appears particularly precarious given Trump has weighed tapping someone else, such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, for the post, and Trump has not, as some expected, pressured senators to back him as he twists in the wind on the Hill.

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