Trump's Joke Of A Pick For The Pentagon Is Deeply Imperiled

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The Bulwark is reporting this morning that Trump and DeSantis have "personally discussed" the top Pentagon spot: "The talks, relayed by four sources briefed on them, are in their advanced stages.
55% : The Trump transition announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Justice Department to submit nominees to the FBI for background checks - but it's not at all clear whether this means all nominees will be vetted in this manner:"Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun invested $30 million in President-elect Donald Trump's crypto project three weeks after the election, helping Trump make a potentially hefty profit.
51% : Duh.Let's run through the particulars:The WSJ was first to report last evening that Trump was "considering" replacing Hegseth with DeSantis, citing "people familiar."
31% : With Hegseth's confidential sexual assault settlement that he didn't disclose to the Trump transition team, the multiple reports of his public drunkenness in previous jobs, and an old email from his own mother denouncing his chronic mistreatment of women, the real black mark here is on Trump for nominating Hegseth in the first place.
27% : Deceiving the boss ain't a good look in general, but in the upside-down Trump world it also gives Trump a way to kick Hegseth to the curb without having to give credence to the underlying allegations.
26% : Three current employees said his drinking remained a concern up until Trump announced him as his choice to run the Pentagon, at which point Hegseth left Fox.Hegseth's failure to alert the Trump transition to his settlement of a 2017 sexual assault allegation has always seemed like a potent leverage point for scuttling the nomination.

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