Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) praised Pete Hegseth after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, saying he is the “drill sergeant” that can get the Pentagon back on the right track.
The former football coach sat down with Hegseth for about 40 minutes Monday as Hegseth resumed meeting with senators ahead of his January confirmation hearings.
After their sit-down in Tuberville’s senatorial office, Tuberville, who has known Hegseth, told a gaggle of reporters that Hegseth is the man for the job.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense, meets with U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville on Capitol Hill on December 2, 2024, in Washington DC. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We don’t need a general officer, admiral, or a person of high command,” he said. “We need a drill sergeant”…
