Trump's Pentagon nominee Hegseth pushes ahead amid doubts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Trump eyeing alternates to Fox personality Hegseth*Two other Trump picks have dropped out in recent weeks*Hegseth meeting with key senators on Wednesday(Adds source saying Trump spoke with DeSantis in paragraph 2, Thune comments in paragraphs 8-9, background in paragraphs 13-19)By Patricia Zengerle, Steve Holland and David MorganWASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, pushed ahead on Wednesday with his bid for the job amid doubts in Congress over allegations about his personal and professional life.
35% : "One Trump insider told Reuters that Trump could also turn to Representative Mike Waltz, his choice for White House national security adviser, to head the Pentagon.
31% : Trump said on Wednesday on social media of Chronister, "he didn't pull out.
26% : A third source confirmed that Trump and DeSantis had spoken about the Pentagon and that DeSantis was considering it.

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