CNN’s Shermichael Singleton on Pete Hegseth’s confirmation fight and media firestorm: “His mom did an interview on Fox News today. I watched it. I thought it was very compelling. We’ll see how the meeting goes with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. I think a lot of Republicans are really waiting to see what the senator of Iowa says. I think if she says yes, thumbs up, I think he will absolutely move forward and ultimately get confirmed. If, however she says, I’m not really certain, I’m not sure. And Megan [Hays] and I talked about this, I don’t know if she’ll come out and say, well, you know what? No, but maybe there will be a call to the President-Elect and say, look, the numbers aren’t here, Mr. President, you got to choose someone else. So I’m really watching that meeting today to really decide whether this is going to move forward or not.”
Voice of the People Scott Jennings Speaker Johnson
CNN’s Shermichael Singleton on the narrative President Trump’s picks aren’t being thoroughly vetted: “Yeah, look, I’m going to be honest with you guys. That is a bit annoying even to me as a conservative. You don’t expect the principal, the President-Elect, to know every single thing in a person’s background. That’s not necessarily the principal’s job or role. That’s the job for people like me or people like Megan in our former capacities. You’re supposed to do your due diligence with a litany of names to present, ‘Hey, if this is who you want, sir let us do our process of going through this person’s background, making sure that there’s nothing that’s not only embarrassing to them but also to you.’…But even if you used a private firm, if the President-Elect says but I still want him, you at least give the team the opportunity to prepare for this. So if we know this is coming, let’s — let’s — let’s talk with mom to make sure the statements are out there. Let’s talk with colleagues at Fox to make sure that they can come out and defend their former colleagues. You prepare to be on the defensive — hopefully, the offensive towards the end, if you know this onslaught, could potentially come. Not having that background information, it does hurt. And again, it’s been annoying to me because you just don’t want the President-Elect, who had a great victory, having to deal with this when he should sort of be coasting into his swearing in”
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CNN’s Singleton: His mom interview; Not expect Trump to know everything; Scott Jennings & Speaker Johnson