WASHINGTON: The United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth said on Monday that the soldiers would continue to help the deportations of the “mass” migrants by President Donald Trump, when he arrived for his first official day of work in the Pentagon.
Hegseth – confirmed by the Republicans despite the concerns about his inexperience, and the alleged record for consumption of alcohol and domestic violence – is one of Trump’s most disputed cabinets.
After barely creaking his confirmation vote, the former Fox News host clearly indicated that he would work to realize the agenda of the president of the president, including the use of the military in deportations.
“Support for mass deportations to support the president’s objective – this is something that the Ministry of Defense will absolutely continue to do,” HegSeth told journalists on the Pentagon steps.
Colombia has handed over two American military planes with its citizens on board during the weekend, which prompted Trump to threaten economic prices that ultimately prompted the American ally to retreat and agree to accept theft of repatriation.
Hegseth also declared that more decrees in progress had just removed the programs of diversity, equity and inclusion of the Pentagon and to restore the troops which were pushed because they do not comply with the mandate of the mandate COVVI-19 vaccine from COVID-19 that does not follow.
“Our work is lethality and preparation and war fighting and (to) keep responsible people,” he said. “The legal orders of the President of the United States will be executed within this Ministry of Defense – quickly and without excuse.”
Friday, three Republican senators voted against HegSeth’s confirmation, which led to an equality of 50-50 which forced the vice-president JD Vance to launch the decisive ballot-only the second time in history, a Equality breakdown was necessary to save a candidate from the cabinet.
By confirming Hegseth, the Republicans dismissed his lack of experience by carrying out an organization near the size of the Ministry of Defense – the country’s largest employer with some three million people.
They also approved Hegseth despite allegations of financial mismanagement in non -profit organizations of veterans where he previously worked, excessive alcohol consumption relationships and allegations of domestic violence and that he sexually assaulted a woman in California.
The 44 -year -old man is a former officer of the National Army Guard who until recently worked as co -host of Fox News – one of Trump’s privileged television channels.
Hegseth has a combative media personality, fierce loyalty and telegenic looks, all the common characteristics of Trump’s entourage.
Supporters say that HegSeth deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq give it an overview to manage the Ministry of Defense better than more experienced civil servants who are normally considered for the position.
Questioned during his confirmation hearing last week on the criticisms he had faced, Hegseth said that there was a “coordinated smear campaign” against him and that he was “not a perfect person, but Redemption is real ”.
