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Vance has become the second Vice President of America, who used the “Tybreaker” vote to confirm the appointment of a cabinet candidate. Earlier, Mike Pence was the first Vice President to do so in Trump’s previous term to have a decisive voting to confirm the appointment of Education Minister Besty Davos in 2017.
America’s Senate has carried forward the name of Pete Hegseth as Trump’s Defense Minister. However, the Democratic Party MPs raised strong objections to his name over the allegations against Hegseth and lack of experience in leading the US Army. Pete has been accused of drinking more alcohol and aggressively behaving with women. His name cast 51 votes against 49 for confirmation. Vance got the ‘tiebreaker’ voting and appointed Hegseth’s appointment. The ruling Republican Party has 53 members in the hundred -member Senate.
Vance has become the second Vice President of America, who used the “Tybreaker” vote to confirm the appointment of a cabinet candidate. Earlier, Mike Pence was the first Vice President to do so in Trump’s previous term to have a decisive voting to confirm the appointment of Education Minister Besty Davos in 2017.
Hegseth has served in Afghanistan and Iraq war. All 47 members of the Democratic Party voted against the appointment of former Fox News presenter Hegseth. Apart from this, Republican Party members Susan Collins, Lisa Mercosci and Mich McConel also voted in protest. The confirmation of Friday underlined a significant victory for the Trump administration, which supported him as his candidate despite the lack of experience and allegations against him.
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