President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth is in trouble as Trump’s team mulls possible replacements.
00:00-09:41 CNN’s Kate Bolduan reports Pete Hegseth arrives on Capitol Hill to meet with Senate republicans while his mother Penelope Hegseth goes on Fox News to talk about her son. Kate Bolduan then speaks with attorney Lee Carter and Democratic strategist Matt Bennett about the battle Hegseth faces for confirmation.
09:42-13:09 Pete Hegseth speaks with the media on Capitol Hill after meeting members of the Armed Services Committee and others, and CNN’s Manu Raju
13:10-22:24 CNN’s Manu Raju reports and speaks to Sen. John Fetterman and Sen. Mark Kelly about the possibility of other people taking the role of Secretary of Defense rather than Pete Hegseth. Then CNN’s Phil Mattingly and Brianna Keilar speak with Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton and former White House Director of Message Planning Meghan Hays.
22:25- CNN’s Manu Raju reports on speaking with Sen. Joni Ernst after her meeting with Hegseth, and Sen. Josh Hawley speaks with the media about President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary.
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