Fox News anchor wonders what defense sec ‘doesn’t have a bottle of bourbon’ in their office after Hegseth hearing - ‘If you go to Churchill's War Rooms in London, you can buy a bottle of the scotch that he used to drink while he was looking after the war,

ROBERTS: Just to put a button on this alcohol thing if you go to Churchill's war rooms in London, you can buy a bottle of the scotch that he used to drink while he was looking after the war.

"So that's the two senators that are out. Mitch McConnell is in as is all as are all the other senators in the conference."

The vote broke the Senate filibuster and sets up a final confirmation vote, which will likely take place Friday. Democrat John Fetterman voted against advancing Hegseth for secretary of defense.

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two Republicans oppose him.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Hegseth blamed the usual enemy: The media “All in all a pretty partisan showing for a role that has not always been that way,

At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back him.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing before ... has not always been that way,” CNN’s Dana Bash said afterwards. John Roberts was more specific on Fox News: “Obviously he came in for very ...

The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease among Republicans.

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