{"id":4928,"date":"2026-08-05T05:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:42:14","slug":"pentagon-pete-humiliated-as-republicans-turn-on-his-army-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4928","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Pete Humiliated as Republicans Turn on His Army Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Pete Hegseth\u2019s pick for Army chief of staff is being blocked by Republican senators, a new report alleges. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4926\">Bone Spurs President Uses AI to Award Himself Ultimate Medal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth wants 59-year-old Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has been acting Army chief of staff, to permanently replace retired Gen. Randy George. In April, Hegseth fired George after the general reportedly refused to remove two Black and two female officers from a list of service members set to be promoted to one-star generals.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>However, Hegseth has not formally nominated LaNeve for the position because he does not have the votes needed to clear the Senate Armed Services Committee, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hegseth\u2019s issues began in May, when chairman Roger Wicker, 75, made clear that LaNeve didn\u2019t have the votes. To advance to a floor vote, LaNeve would need support from all Republicans on the committee, which the GOP controls, 14-13.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal reports that Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, 56, and other GOP senators are taking issue with LaNeve\u2019s qualifications, or lack thereof.<\/p>\n<p>LaNeve, whom Donald Trump once described affectionately as out of \u201ccentral casting,\u201d has been a four-star general for six months\u2014a point of criticism from some lawmakers, since most generals are at that rank for three times as long before becoming chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous U.S. officials told the paper that that is one reason Ernst opposes LaNeve\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4924\">Endangered Republican Senator Suddenly Opposes Trump\u2019s AG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department and Hegseth \u201cstand behind GEN LaNeve\u2019s leadership as Acting Chief of Staff of the Army,\u201d Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell told the Daily Beast in a statement. \u201cThe Department will continue to work with the White House and the Senate to nominate and ultimately confirm President Trump\u2019s pick to lead the United States Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Ernst didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment from the Journal. Wicker and LaNeve declined to comment through a spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to Ernst and Wicker for comment.<\/p>\n<p>LaNeve\u2019s selection to lead the Army is partly due to how optics-obsessed Trump loved LaNeve\u2019s video call to him during an Inaugural Ball last January, according to the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome back, Mr. President,\u201d LaNeve said, besides several other soldiers in the Eighth Army in South Korea. \u201cSir, we\u2019d be privileged to host you here in Korea soon, so you can see firsthand the valor of our soldiers here&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump, after asking about military affairs on the Korean peninsula and \u201ctough cookie\u201d Kim Jong-un, exclaimed, \u201cIs this man central casting, or what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4923\">Triggered Trump Unravels in Truth Social Posting Frenzy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Hegseth\u2019s pick for Army chief of staff is being blocked by Republican senators, a new report alleges. Read more Bone Spurs President Uses AI to Award Himself Ultimate Medal Hegseth wants 59-year-old Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has been acting Army chief of staff, to permanently replace retired Gen. Randy George. 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