Withdrawal of approval by President-elect Donald Trump from his choice for Secretary of the Department of Defence (DoD), Pete Hegseth, is <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;apparently&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/pete-hegseth-donald-trump-controversy&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/pete-hegseth-donald-trump-controversy">apparently</a> becoming a real possibility, because of Hegseth’s failure, now a serious distraction, to disclose a 2017 claim of sexual misconduct to Trump’s transition team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

On the one hand, Hegseth’s removal from contention would be no great loss, since he is widely regarded as lacking the necessary experience and political capital to oversee the mammoth Pentagon’s three million employees and $800 billion budget.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pete Hegseth's ideas aren't extreme. They are exactly what America needs{ai:summary}President-elect Donald Trump may withdraw approval for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense due to Hegseth's failure to disclose a 2017 sexual misconduct claim. His removal could be seen as beneficial, as he is viewed as lacking the experience needed for the role overseeing the Pentagon.#politics

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