Hegseth is a 'dead man walking' after Trump gave him 'the kiss of death': ex-GOP lawmaker

A former GOP lawmaker bluntly stated on MSNBC on Wednesday afternoon that he sees no path for Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of the Department of Defense to be confirmed.

As former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth was roaming the halls of Congress attempting to stop the bleeding after a series of highly damaging reports about heavy drinking and inappropriate behavior, ex-Rep Dave Jolly (R-FL) told MSNBC's Chris Jansing the lobbying of GOP senators is doomed.

'Well, I think it's clear that their [the Trump transition team] vetting process has been very poor, but that's hard when you have a principal in Donald Trump who often acts on impulse," Jolly remarked.

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"I think it's becoming clear, Chris, that Pete Hegseth is a dead man walking in terms of his nomination opportunities and it has this real unsettling feeling when he said this morning, 'The president told me to keep going.' That's a kiss of death almost."

'Look, part of it is if you are the Trump camp, they do have to manage his withdrawal a little bit, use the [Matt] Gaetz nomination as an example," he said.

"Once Gaetz was out, it was probably within 24 hours or so they had Pam Bondi lined up. So if the Trump team is considering Ron DeSantis or Joni Ernst or someone else, you want a commitment from that alternative pick before you really pull the string and let Hegseth go. So, right now, Hegseth doesn't have a choice."

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