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(36,513 posts) Tue Dec 3, 2024, 10:34 PM Dec 3

WSJ: Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis [View all]

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-mulls-replacing-pete-hegseth-with-florida-gov-ron-desantis-8f682ad2

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WSJ: Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis [View all] Yavin4 Dec 3 OP

Fox, Florida, and or Felon newdeal2 Dec 3 #1

The 4th, Failure. n/t Yavin4 Dec 3 #2

I thought he was mad at DeSantis! kerry-is-my-prez Dec 3 #3

This could be a trial balloon. n/t Yavin4 Dec 3 #12

Looks exactly like that. Mike Niendorff Dec 4 #38

Keep your enemies closer? Maru Kitteh Dec 3 #25

Or maybe hire your enemies SCantiGOP Dec 4 #61

Vomit RandySF Dec 3 #4

LOL...I love it Prairie Gates Dec 3 #5

He wants a plum position for Lara Trump jmbar2 Dec 3 #6

Lara Trump's campaign slogan. "Vote for me or I will sing" Yavin4 Dec 3 #13

And she won't back down jmbar2 Dec 3 #19

Ron Duh must have really lick-shined Chump's shoes Hassler Dec 3 #7

He did endorse him afterwards... Jack Valentino Dec 3 #27

I wonder if DeSantis would want the position soandso Dec 3 #8

Yeah. Can't stand the little pissant, but doubt he'll have confirmation issues. Silent Type Dec 3 #9

"military, legal and executive experience, and not an alcoholic and serial adulterer" NYC Liberal Dec 3 #10

Yeah, Hegseth is a train wreck soandso Dec 3 #16

Some type of violence against women treatment center too BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #75

DeSantis would actually be qualified for the job, unlike Trump's first choice Prairie Gates Dec 3 #11

DeSantis is merely a disgusting pig. Prof. Toru Tanaka Dec 3 #17

Lol.. True. Cha Dec 3 #21

He'll probably also try to ban women from combat too. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 4 #47

DeSantis is a lying Jagoff poser pfitz59 Dec 4 #39

He was in the military and has run a large organization (to wit, the state of Florida) Prairie Gates Dec 4 #57

Governor of Secretary of Defense isnt a bad resume builder AdamGG Dec 4 #66

Which might be a reason Trump wouldn't name him jmowreader Dec 4 #68

To me, being governor seems like a cushy gig and you're the top dog as governor In It to Win It Dec 3 #24

I think he's term limited soandso Dec 3 #28

He is term limited in 2026. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 4 #48

It doesn't seem cushy to me soandso Dec 3 #35

Hurricanes/disaster were the only times he was out and about. Spends most of his time allegorical oracle Dec 4 #56

He only has two more years as governor radical noodle Dec 4 #41

Who knows how long he would last in Trumplandia. Turnover is pretty high In It to Win It Dec 4 #43

DeSantis will take it if offered radical noodle Dec 4 #44

I don't know about that - really have not figured out what he's all about other kerry-is-my-prez Dec 4 #49

As a Floridian, I see him as being pure Project 2025 radical noodle Dec 4 #58

DeSantis is costly for Florida GreatAuntK Dec 4 #67

And that's just the tip of the iceberg radical noodle Thursday #73

true, he is just an out and out Nazi! rich7862 Dec 3 #32

He's definitely no Nazi soandso Dec 4 #37

Why oh why did this not happen in his first term? kerry-is-my-prez Dec 4 #46

Assistant Urinalysis Coordinator Promoted to Secretary of Defense dalton99a Dec 3 #14

Shithole picks for a shithole government. Solly Mack Dec 3 #15

Only if he wears his white boots every day C_U_L8R Dec 3 #18

Awww.... Hugin Dec 3 #20

Good God! The day that Ron DeSantis is a better alternative for ANYTHING Jack Valentino Dec 3 #22

Let him do whatever he wants. I just want to see the chaos. In It to Win It Dec 3 #23

Vance, DeSantis, Musk, and Vivek. Yavin4 Dec 3 #26

and watch it burn.............. OverBurn Dec 4 #71

Bad guy, yes, but it would also probably end his political career... RockRaven Dec 3 #29

He should go all the way The Wizard Dec 3 #30

Trump will avoid the process by naming acting secretaries and other The Wizard Dec 3 #31

I can see it now. LudwigPastorius Dec 3 #33

It is amazing! rich7862 Dec 3 #34

he is sitting around 1.5% above Harris with far less than half a million total votes to count nationwide Celerity Dec 4 #52

I can't stand him but I think he is the "best" or rather JI7 Dec 4 #36

Followed by his firing DeSantis shortly after he takes the job probably 😂 cstanleytech Dec 4 #40

DeathSantis would be another bad choice LetMyPeopleVote Dec 4 #42

The boss is lining up his capos. LastDemocratInSC Dec 4 #45

DeSantis was at Gitmo and a lot of years of his military experience is kerry-is-my-prez Dec 4 #50

Well, there IS the argument for better optics. no_hypocrisy Dec 4 #51

The Fighting Florida White Boots bucolic_frolic Dec 4 #53

Get him out of Florida! OrlandoDem2 Dec 4 #54

it would doom tiny d's presidential ambitions ecstatic Dec 4 #55

Tweedledum and Tweedledee... MineralMan Dec 4 #59

He wants a legal fortress around Florida... kentuck Dec 4 #60

he has such a deep pool of talented people to pull from... Javaman Dec 4 #62

It's all performance art tenderfoot Dec 4 #63

We continue to be inundated with Clown World and it seems to be a very big bus NotHardly Dec 4 #64

how have you not noticed that "Clown World" is a far-right meme? thebigidea Dec 4 #69

Navy Lawyer for a SEAL Commander and Emile Dec 4 #65

The Military will now switch to white booties wolfie001 Dec 4 #70

"Death Sentence/ De Satan". This is just as bad. Evolve Dammit Dec 4 #72

Can you just imagine if Harris HAD been elected and she made such a monumental shit show Scrivener7 Thursday #74

Did trump offer this job to DeathSantis in exchange for Lara Trump being appointed to replace Rubio? LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #76