Hegseth weighing run for Tennessee governor’s office: report

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is considering running in the Tennessee gubernatorial race Two sources close to Hegseth described NBC News that the Defense Secretary is engaging in serious discussions about running for political office and his chances of winning The sources both say discussions revolve around a possible bid at the governorship of Tennessee where Hegseth lives One source declared these discussions happened in the last three weeks The Department of Defense prohibits employees from seeking elected office so a gubernatorial bid would require Hegseth to resign from his federal post The Pentagon s chief spokesman Sean Parnell denied the declares saying that Hegseth s focus remains solely on serving under President Trump Related A tragedy and a controversy reveal Trump s low regard for the lives of soldiers Fake news NBC is so desperate for attention they are shopping around a made-up story again Only two options exist either the sources are imaginary or these reporters are getting punked Secretary Hegseth s focus remains solely on serving under President Trump and advancing the America First mission at the Department of Defense Parnell disclosed in a declaration According to NBC News other sources close to Hegseth denied that he had plans to seek political office One source mentioned that Hegseth made it very very clear as in the last few days as last week that he didn t plan to run for office Since his confirmation in January Hegseth s tenure at the Defense Department has seen its fair share of disagreement Scruting of the former Fox News host s performance increased significantly after Hegseth and other Trump administration executives used the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss military plans accidentally including a journalist in the chats NBC News broadcasted that even if he decides to run Hegseth likely doesn t meet the requirements to run in Tennessee which requires candidates to live in the state for seven years Read more about the Trump administration Pentagon ends lie detector sweep as Hegseth faces leak probe American democracy is crashing out and it will be hard to reverse international rights group warns Senate confirms Trump lawyer Bove despite whistleblower accusations The post Hegseth weighing run for Tennessee governor s office statement appeared first on Salon com