Republicans scramble to defend Hegseth, despite multiple scandals

Tiberiu Sabo

Matt Gaetz's cabinet nomination was indefensible, but Pete Hegseth is every bit as radical and dangerous — whether Senate Republicans admit it or not. When Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general , a consensus quickly formed: The choice was indefensibly insane. It was as if the president-elect went out of his way to find the Platonic ideal of the worst possible choice for the powerful position, and then announced the selection. We all know how that turned out

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