{"id":6135,"date":"2024-12-18T05:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T05:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6135"},"modified":"2024-12-18T05:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T05:03:59","slug":"bret-baier-provides-positive-update-on-pete-hegseths-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6135","title":{"rendered":"Bret Baier Provides Positive Update on Pete Hegseth\u2019s Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News anchor Bret Baier has provided a positive update on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6136\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/470181590_122114610974608845_3074944362073514975_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/470181590_122114610974608845_3074944362073514975_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/470181590_122114610974608845_3074944362073514975_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/470181590_122114610974608845_3074944362073514975_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/470181590_122114610974608845_3074944362073514975_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/470181590_122114610974608845_3074944362073514975_n.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During a segment on Fox News, Baier said there\u2019s been \u201cgrowing optimism\u201d with Trump\u2019s team that Hegseth\u2019s nomination is moving in the \u201cright direction\u201d with Republican senators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there is this growing optimism with the President-elect and his team that they are making progress and that Pete Hegseth is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel,\u201d Baier said.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has been on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican senators to get their support as he fights claims of sexual misconduct and drinking too much. Hegseth has said he did nothing wrong.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1866509085216006601&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fbret-baier-87832%2F&amp;sessionId=1b7352a065af5bb4fb65e38060f14c51466f66dd&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-24=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1866509085216006601\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News anchor Bret Baier has provided a positive update on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Department of Defense. 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