Hegseth narrowly wins confirmation to become US defense secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "I was very surprised that Collins and Murkowski would do that," Trump told reporters on Friday morning.
58% : "It means certainly that Trump has enormous leverage over the Republican Party and over members of the Senate," he said.
52% : On Friday, U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country following orders from Trump, in the first such involvement by the U.S. military in deportations in recent memory.
32% : TRUMP STAUNCHLY BEHIND PICKTrump, whose nominees for FBI and intelligence chief are also under Senate scrutiny, stood staunchly by his pick and he put extensive pressure on his fellow Republicans to back the 44-year-old television personality.
31% : Hegseth has also been accused of excessive drinking and financial mismanagement at veterans' organizations.
28% : Ahead of Friday's vote, Trump had admonished two fellow Republicans, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, who voted against Hegseth in a procedural test vote on Thursday.

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