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The same thing will likely happen to Hegseth. Senators in the GOP care deeply about the military, and they want it to be run by someone qualified to run it. Again, I don't think those Senators have any objection to a SecDef being very loyal to the President and running the DoD a different way - but they're not going to put someone in charge of a million-plus employee department critical to our national security if they don't think he can do the job. Plus, I don't see how he sits in a room with Joni Ernst (a combat veteran) and explains to her why women shouldn't be allowed to serve in combat roles.
Hegseth will likely clarify his position on women in combat to be not lowering any standard for any job just to accommodate someone. Women make excellent pilots; however, not every woman can carry a 200lb load around the battlefield.
They're already floating names to replace him - I've seen Ernst and Ron DeSantis mentioned. Ron would be a home run.
