Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said he was open to voting for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to be secretary of defense if the Florida governor “finally admits that he has lifts in his boots.”
Fetterman made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to CNN’s Manu Raju about the possibility that DeSantis could replace former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary.
“I’m considering voting yes on DeSantis if he finally admits that he has lifts in his boots,” Fetterman said. “I’m sure he does. Maybe three inches, four inches at least.”
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) also suggested DeSantis would be a better pick than Hegseth.
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“He’s served in Congress, he’s served in the military, so I think he has what you would look at on paper as the requisite kind of experience you would want in a secretary of defense,” Kelly told CNN.
Hegseth has come under fire in recent days after allegations of sexual assault and aggressive drinking surfaced.
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