His confirmation required Vance to break the tie.

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His confirmation required Vance to break the tie.

Author: conorlarkin (20603 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 6:41 am on Apr 22, 2025

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A handful of Republicans who voted yes are up for reelection in 2026. They will need cover from other colleagues to repair the damage.

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/us/hegseth-senate-vote-roll-call-dg/index.html

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Replies to: "His confirmation required Vance to break the tie."

When are Republican Senators going to demand Hegseth’s firing? [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:13pm 4/21/25 (44) [View All]
- Do you think restructuring a massive corrupt organization would be seamless? - LanceManion - 6:37am 4/22/25
  - Yes, all his troubles stem from his efforts to “restructure” - Chris94 - 8:03am 4/22/25
    - To your point. Here you go. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 8:56am 4/22/25
      - Hegseth had said over and over that DOD spending will be $1T next year - Chris94 - 9:28am 4/22/25
        That’s the difference between a restructuring and a reduction [NT] - LanceManion - 9:31am 4/22/25
        Nothing of importance is going to be restructured - Chris94 - 11:14am 4/22/25
        Getting rid of the status quo has value along with old entitled people and old entitled ideas. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:02pm 4/22/25
        Cept when it’s status quo change you don’t like. [NT] - Frank L - 1:26pm 4/22/25
  - Tell us about Hegseth’s management experience to overhaul Defense Department. [NT] - conorlarkin - 6:43am 4/22/25
    - The problem with chicken little-ing everything Trump does AGAIN is that's why he was re-elected. [NT] - LanceManion - 6:46am 4/22/25
      - The welfare of US servicemen is “chicken little-ing?” - conorlarkin - 6:57am 4/22/25
        Trump is doing everything he can to keep American servicemen out of harm's way in Biden's wars. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:47am 4/22/25
        You are a delusional fool - Death - 1:36pm 4/22/25
        
        By his DOD Sec announcing an upcoming attack with details a few hours ahead? Rank incompetence. [NT] - Frank L - 11:45am 4/22/25
        
        By appointing an incompetent Sec Def? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:16am 4/22/25
        The jury is still out on whether he is incompetent. Yes, a mistake was made with signal but I’m - TampaIrish - 9:25am 4/22/25
        No, the jury isn’t still out. Glazing over incompetence like usual - Death - 1:38pm 4/22/25
        Good post. Not abusive at all and full of substantive content. No pollution happening here! [NT] - TampaIrish - 1:58pm 4/22/25
        
        The beginning has been a “rocky road” and that’s being kind… - Domer From Hell - 10:06am 4/22/25
        Ok. I'm willing to be patient, just like with Trump. It's hard to ding him on being a womanizer - TampaIrish - 10:11am 4/22/25
        You know damn well the only reason Hegseth was appointed is because he’s a yes man… - Domer From Hell - 10:18am 4/22/25
        Yes, thats a possibility. We went from DEI hires to yes men being hired. Both sides are ok with - TampaIrish - 10:23am 4/22/25
        You do know that the DEI thing was/is all about nothing, right?… - Domer From Hell - 10:50am 4/22/25
        Yes, that was beyond dumb to blame the crash on anything other then pilot error. But he has - TampaIrish - 11:00am 4/22/25
        Disagree wholeheartedly re. Harris… - Domer From Hell - 12:40pm 4/22/25
        She's as dumb as a brick and was put into the VP role because she was a black female, and Biden said - TampaIrish - 12:58pm 4/22/25
        Again, I disagree… - Domer From Hell - 1:49pm 4/22/25
        
        True, Jackson could not even define "woman". - PaND - 11:09am 4/22/25
        
        The secretary of defense is using unsecured apps for texting military plans not only - jimbasil - 9:49am 4/22/25
        
        . [NT] - Domer From Hell - 7:06am 4/22/25
- Perhaps after he boots some breakfast gin on them. [NT] - ND521 - 12:35am 4/22/25
- I assume he's back on the sauce. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:37pm 4/21/25
- Why? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:53pm 4/21/25
  - Secretary of Defense is arguably the most important cabinet post. - conorlarkin - 10:10pm 4/21/25
    - Dems like captive patients to experiment upon. They love the military for the wrong reasons. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:46pm 4/21/25
      - Just as stupid as saying “liberals don’t have guns” - - jimbasil - 12:05am 4/22/25
    - the last 4 years notwithstanding, right? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:43pm 4/21/25
- Who could have foreseen such epic failure? - Death - 9:44pm 4/21/25
- I’d be surprised if more than one or two call for Hegseth’s firing.:: - Domer From Hell - 9:12pm 4/21/25
  - His confirmation required Vance to break the tie. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 6:41am 4/22/25