Rick Scott Puts GOP Hypocrisy Surrounding Pete Hegseth On Full Display
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The Florida senator stumbled through a contentious CNN appearance.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stumbled through an interview Wednesday night trying to talk up President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth.
Scott appeared on CNN with host Jake Tapper to defend Hegseth, a former Fox News host, against a sexual assault allegation from 2017 and other claims about his alcohol abuse while working at the network and at two veterans’ groups.
When Tapper questioned why Scott was already ready to vote to confirm Hegseth, before the Senate could further probe those concerns, Scott more or less said Trump’s word on nominees is gospel.
“Well, first off, No. 1, Donald Trump won the election. No. 2, this is his nominee,” Scott said, before praising Hegseth’s military service.
Tapper quickly called him out. “President Biden won in 2020 and you voted against several of his nominees,” he said. “Just because somebody wins the presidency doesn’t mean that everybody in the U.S. Senate should just ignore the advice and consent clause of the Constitution and vote for the person’s nominees. Right?”
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