A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor continues to top the field when it comes to who will run the Pentagon during the second Donald Trump administration.
As of Thursday morning, Ron DeSantis led the field on Polymarket, with a “Yes” share valued at 42 cents.
That means his chances, according to those investing in this market, are nearly double those of Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host whose “Yes” shares are priced at 23 cents.
Other names, including former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, are priced under 10 cents at this writing.
Hegseth continues to make his case to Republican Senators on Capitol Hill Thursday, amid allegations described by The Associated Press of “multiple incidents of alcohol intoxication at work events, inappropriate behavior around female staffers and financial mismanagement.”
Marc Caputo reported in The Bulwark that DeSantis and Trump have discussed the possibility of the Governor going to the Defense Department, and per four sources from Trump and DeSantis’ respective orbits, talks are in “advanced stages.”
Hegseth has fought hard to save his nomination.
“The press is peddling anonymous story after anonymous story, all meant to smear me and tear me down,” he wrote Wednesday in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that was shared in full by the Trump transition team.
“It’s a textbook manufactured media takedown. They provide no evidence, no names, and they ignore the legions of people who speak on my behalf. They need to create a bogeyman, because they believe I threaten their institutional insanity. That is the only thing they are right about.”
DeSantis is not speaking publicly about whether he’s in the on-deck circle to replace Hegseth as the nominee, in the manner that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi replaced former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz as Trump’s pick for Attorney General.
However, Florida Democrats have alleged that DeSantis presents “grave danger” should he be nominated.
“Make no mistake, if Ron DeSantis is nominated as the U.S. Secretary of Defense — he will have no problem weaponizing the military to go after ‘enemies from within’, arrest political opponents, ban peaceful protests, round up immigrants and use military force against the American people. Our servicemen and women did not sign up for this,” Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said Wednesday.
13 comments
Florida is Red
December 5, 2024 at 10:40 am
Hate to see our fine Governor leave, but he would be an excellent pick for SECDEF.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:44 pm
It shows that Trump is mental incompetent,with two strikes and more too go
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A Day Without MAGA Hating Your Mother
December 5, 2024 at 11:15 am
The military do not have any authority outside a military base,only under martial law
MH/Duuuval
December 5, 2024 at 1:24 pm
“Fine Florida governor” found little popular acceptance in Iowa, but maybe on a bigger stage he can succeed – it won’t be love but fear that gets him over, as in Trump’s case.
Red Storm
December 5, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Kammy had no acceptance in 2020. That’s why she dropped out of the primary. The Nancy Pelosi coup decided this was your best candidate because she was a DEI square filler. Still no acceptance from the majority of Americans in this country.
MH/Duuuval
December 6, 2024 at 1:36 pm
The 2024 election was a tight one in terms of the popular vote — not the sweeping mandate MAGAs brag about.
However, as we saw with Dee in his first term, a sweeping mandate is not necessary for over-the-top governance from autocrats.
MH/Duuuval
December 6, 2024 at 1:44 pm
KH dropped out early in 2020 because she wasn’t a known quantity. That was smart — also she didn’t have much money. Why are you so obsessed with the obvious logistics here?
KH served as VP for four years and was acceptable as a presidential candidate to all but a few Ds. The loudest in opposition to her candidacy were inflexible MAGAs (like yourself and DJT) who had to pivot at the last minute.
Trump is used to having everything handed to him on a silver platter. Do you really imagine that YOU should be able to choose your political opponent?
My Take
December 6, 2024 at 4:23 am
I’ll bet he has to agree to make Lara Trump senator in order to be nominated.
MH/Duuuval
December 7, 2024 at 9:34 am
Sounds right to me. DJT is notoriously transactional.
Red Storm
December 6, 2024 at 6:15 am
Then there is that comment by Nikki Fried. Another angry and clueless woman that knows nothing about the military, yet shoots her mouth off with BS. Her future is on “The View” sitting next to racist Sunny Hostin.
MH/Duuuval
December 6, 2024 at 1:45 pm
Spening a lot of time with The View ladies, are you?
Red Storm
December 6, 2024 at 3:17 pm
Ha! Ha! I don’t watch the show. I did record it the next day after Kammy lost but haven’t watched yet. Of course I get my chuckles over the daily retractions that hateful Sunny Hostin has to read every day. Those shorts are on YouTube.
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