Is Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense cooked?

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Well 2 of Trump's STELLAR picks for the next administration have withdrawn their nominations. Matt Gaetz dropped out because he simply had too many enemies in Congress and had no shot at being confirmed. Another one (who I had never heard of) was nominated I think for head of the EPA but Trump forced him to withdraw supposedly after learning that the guy had marched in a Pride parade. Former FOX News host and veteran Pete Hegseth was nominated to head up the Pentagon as Secretary of Defense. There were rumblings that he was absolutely not qualified for the position as he had never held a leadership role in the military. That was the beginning. Then there were reports of drunken encounters and possible sexual assault. Then there was the release of a whistleblower report stating that he was drunk on the job many times, that he had shouted "Kill all Muslims" repeatedly at an event, and that he was removed from positions with 2 veterans groups due to his inappropriate behavior. As if that wasn't enough, the possible final nail in the coffin of his shot at being confirmed was a leaked email from his mother in 2018. He was going through a divorce and she wrote: "I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.” BAM! That should be the door to confirmation slamming shut. Well much like with Gaetz Trump's team is trying to salvage Hegseth's chances. Today he made a second appearance on Capitol Hill to speak with Senators and to try to convince them to give him a chance. They even had Mommy Dearest do an interview on FOX News stating that she wrote the email in anger and that she wrote a second one to her son 2 hours later apologizing. She also stated that Pete is not the same man that he was then nor is she the same mother. I don't know. I think when you have Trump sycophant Lindsey Graham questioning Hegseth's qualifications and past and then you have to send the guy's mother out to defend him. . . your nominee is probably cooked.