Project 2025 backers will spend $1 million to pressure GOP senators to confirm Pete Hegseth

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Source: The Independent

Thursday 05 December 2024 22:04 GMT


The think tank behind Project 2025, the conservative blueprint linked to President-elect Donald Trump, is launching an effort to back Trump's imperiled selection for secretary of defense in its latest attempt to wield influence in the incoming Republican administration.

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Thursday that his group will spend $1 million to pressure senators unwilling to back Pete Hegseth, whose nomination to lead the Pentagon has come into question due to his views on women serving in combat and reports about his personal behavior. A number of Republican senators have declined to commit to backing Hegseth or have asked for more information about his drinking and treatment of women.

"It'll be messaging right now with their constituents about how out of step they are with the Trump agenda," Roberts said in an interview, who argued that criticism of Hegseth was being driven by "the establishment."

Roberts' announcement that he will support Hegseth is the latest sign that Project 2025, which Trump disavowed amid Democratic criticism during his campaign, is newly ascendant as Trump returns to the White House. The president-elect has picked several of its authors and contributors to key positions.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/project-2025-pete-hegseth-spend-confirm-b2659749.html

[MayReasonRule]

1. The Ongoing Criminal Enterprise That Is The Federalist Society Is Wholly Fascist... As Is The GOP

ONLY Fascists support fascists and fascism.

This is absolutely that.

[thesquanderer]

2. They need to find people who back their agenda who are actually normal and qualified.

Oh, wait.

This whole thing is like looking to the residents of the asylum for volunteers to run the asylum. Of COURSE all the possible candidates are nuts.

[n27pS]

4. Normal and qualified

Right. No "normal and qualified" person would back their agenda.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Welcome to DU

[liberalgunwilltravel]

3. Unfortunately

It's unfortunate, but history has taught us that there is only one sure way to deal with fascists. But the sooner the fascists are dealt with, the less overall destruction will result. I am hoping there are enough actual patriots left to save our republic.

[bluestarone]

6. Money to buy POWER!

Not even trying to hide this! This country needs a revolution!

[highplainsdem]

7. Desperate to get Christian nationalist Hegseth in as Defense secretary, no matter how shameful his behavior.

[travelingthrulife]

10. These crazy morons are praying for the final battle.

They want world war because they believe it will usher in the end times.

[highplainsdem]

11. Exactly.

[travelingthrulife]

8. These phony christians are demons.

[Bengus81]

9. And...$2M if he promises no more rapes...............