Pete Hegseth's Nomination Is on Shaky Ground

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : But this is Trump, and he likes to provoke.
66% : Trump loves to throw a surprise at his audience.
56% : But here's the thing about Trump: he's loyal until he isn't.
43% : Crowding Trump off the front page is a fireable offense.
39% : Senate Republicans fear Trump and his followers, but they also have to take a close eye on the person that will have Trump's ear on major military action.
35% : And it's worth remembering that for every moment of suspense when someone like Collins or Murkowski seems to balk at one of Trump's moves, they were still more likely to side with Trump than not.
30% : Trump really liked the idea of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to run the Department of Justice until it became clear he was going to be too much of a headache.
29% : Washington is just watching for Trump to tire of this and move on to a different pick.
26% : There is a fine line between messy and untenable; Trump is testing it with Hegseth.Democrats have, to this point, stepped aside and allowed Republicans to make trouble themselves.
23% : Trump can stand by someone as long as it doesn't make him appear foolish; bad news is fine as long as it's not new news to Number One.
22% : Some Republicans who have been inconsistent allies to Trump could break the nomination; many are watching Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

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