Lawrence: Hegseth says he 'won't back down' but he will as soon as Trump names his replacement

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth is facing GOP skepticism. Also, Senate Republicans are reportedly open to considering Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel. Plus, The New York Times reports the liberal justices were outvoted on a stronger ethics code. And Republicans hold a slim majority in Congress. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rep. Wiley Nickel join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now it's time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
0:03.4	Good evening, Lawrence.
0:04.3	The biggest tree in town, Alex.
0:06.6	Alex, as you may have noticed, it is Senate confirmation season is upon us.
0:12.4	Yeah, not only Christmas trees, but Senate confirmation.
0:14.8	Yes.
0:15.1	And no one's merrier about that than Senator Sheldon White House.
0:20.1	And he will be joining us with his guidance
0:23.1	through the Senate confirmation process that we are about to be going through.
0:27.6	Mary is one word for it, Lawrence. Mary is one word for it. I will be watching.
0:32.5	Thanks, Alex. Thank you. Have a good show. Well, it is worth noting, this is really important that not all of Donald Trump's choices
0:40.1	for his cabinet and other positions in the administration are 100% unqualified and ridiculous
0:48.3	and scandalous.
0:50.1	Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegeseth, the Trump nominee, who is now most engulfed in scandal tonight.
0:58.7	But as soon as Donald Trump gives up on him, as he surely will, Cash Patel or Tulsi Gabbard or Robert Kennedy Jr.
1:05.0	will get their moment in the spotlight trying to survive the wreckage they have wrought over the years with their own dangerous and often
1:15.1	idiotic statements. But even some of Donald Trump's safer choices have proven to be gross
1:24.5	strategic blunders by Donald Trump. Consider Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of upstate New York,
1:30.7	who will probably have no problem being confirmed as the United States ambassador to the United
1:36.7	Nations. The problem is when she's confirmed, she will reduce the Republican majority in the House of Representatives by one.
1:47.0	Same thing with Congressman Mike Wals of Florida, Donald Trump's choice of national security advisor,
1:53.1	which does not require Senate confirmation.
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