On Tuesday, the United States Senate voted to confirm Elbridge Colby to serve as the Department of Defense’s UnderSecretary for Policy, the #3 role in the Pentagon, affirming another of President Trump’s nominations. Colby came under some questioning in the confirmation process over his views on the relative importance of the United States’ roles in the Middle East and Europe as opposed to the Pacific.
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s “lightning rod” pick to serve as the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy, despite the private concerns of several Republican senators about Colby’s past statements and views.
The chamber voted 54-45 to confirm the nominee, who will hold the No. 3-ranking job at the Pentagon and be in charge of briefing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on all defense policy matters.
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