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‘He Has My Support’: Hegseth Nabs Another High-Profile Senate Endorsement

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In a week marked by high-stakes political maneuvering, Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL) emerged as a vocal supporter of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense. Britt shared her endorsement after a meeting with Hegseth, praising his commitment to Trump’s vision of “peace through strength” and the nominee’s readiness to refocus the Pentagon’s priorities.

“He is committed to putting our warfighters in the best position and returning the Pentagon’s focus to our force’s lethality,” Britt said on X. “We also had a great discussion about the importance of Alabama to our national defense.”

“During our conversation, I asked direct questions about allegations that have been reported by the media, which Pete answered with candor and transparency. Based on our meeting and his answers, he has my support,” Britt said.

The endorsement follows Trump’s announcement of Hegseth’s nomination on November 12, a decision that sparked debate over the former Army officer’s qualifications and his tenure as a media commentator. While critics have questioned Hegseth’s lack of traditional defense leadership experience, his supporters point to his military service and staunch advocacy for veterans as evidence of his fitness for the role.

Hegseth has spent the past days courting Senate Republicans to shore up support for his confirmation. Earlier Thursday, Senator Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, expressed his confidence in Hegseth.

“I give him the benefit of the doubt,” Cramer said. “I am ready to be supportive of getting him to that point. I’m ready to get him in front of the committee. I did warn him. I said, ‘you know, not everybody on the committee is as friendly as I am,’ which I don’t think surprised him. But I also said, there’s nobody on the committee that doesn’t earn our respect.”

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“My commitment I was looking for was that he won’t drink, he won’t touch alcohol, and that he’d be ready for a phone call at 3 in the afternoon or 3 in the morning and every hour in between,” Cramer said. “I thought that was a good way to put it.”

Hegseth’s nomination remains a flashpoint for debate. For now, moderate Republicans like Cramer appear inclined to offer him the opportunity to make his case before the Armed Services Committee. Whether Hegseth can secure enough support to navigate the confirmation process remains to be seen.

For the Trump administration, securing Hegseth’s confirmation is seen as pivotal to advancing a defense policy aimed at bolstering military readiness and reducing bureaucracy at the Pentagon. The process now moves to the Senate Armed Services Committee, where Hegseth will face questions about his plans for the Department of Defense and past controversies.

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