us president-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping Pete hegseth as his pick to lead the Pentagon and choosing Florida Governor Ronda santis in his place that's according to the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday citing people familiar with the discussions Heth would need the support of Senate Republicans to win confirmation to the post but the choice of Heth has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life the journal reported that Trump allies increasingly think Heth may not survive further scrutiny the Trump transition office into Santos's office did not immediately respond to
requests for comment the journal reported that DeSantis was on an earlier list of potential defense secretary candidates he served in the Navy's legal Branch the Judge Advocate General core from 2004 to 2010 fight fight fight should hexus nomination fall apart the journal cited sources saying Trump could still decide not to choose des santis and tap someone else for the instead
