President Donald Trump has responded after late-night drama in the Senate involving former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as secretary of defense.Three Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — voted with all 47 Democrats to reject Hegseth, forcing Vice President JD Vance, as president of the Senate, to cast the tie-breaking vote for confirmation.“I’m honored to have Pete. I think Pete’s gonna be a great Secretary of Defense and we’re honored to have him,” Trump said as he prepared to board Air Force One in Los Angeles following a whirlwind day where he visited storm-ravaged North Carolina and saw the devastation left behind by wildfires in the country’s second-largest city(CONTINUE READING FULL ARTICLE IN THE NEXT LINK BELOW)
