Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released a statement late on Friday night explaining his decision to vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to Secretary of Defense.
McConnell’s statement comes after Hegseth was confirmed in a 51-50 vote in the U.S. Senate earlier in the night with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
The 82-year-old said that the U.S. was in a more serious threat environment today than at any other point since World War II, making the position even more important.
McConnell wrote:
Effective management of nearly 3 million military and civilian personnel, an annual budget of nearly $1 trillion, and alliances and partnerships around the world is a daily test with staggering consequences for the security of the American people and our global interests.
Mr. Hegseth has failed, as yet, to demonstrate…
