WASHINGTON – Gov. Ron DeSantis and Pete Hegseth were set to attend the Army-Navy game with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday
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DeSantis, a former legal advisor to SEAL Team One, will side with Annapolis while Hegseth, a retired U.S. Army major, will side with West Point.
If the Senate confirms Sen. Marco Rubio, as U.S. Secretary of State, DeSantis, Trump’s former Republican primary rival, will have to appoint his successor.
Fox News reported Trump asked DeSantis to appoint Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair married to Eric Trump.
Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for U.S. Defense secretary, has faced disturbing accusations including a 2017 rape and criticism over his views of women in combat.
Politico reported there are questions about whether or not a Senate seat will be part of a bargain with DeSantis to take Hegseth’s place. Jason Miller, Trump’s senior adviser, told Newsmax he expects Hegseth to be confirmed.
Vice President-elect JD Vance invited Daniel Penny, the veteran acquitted in the death last year of subway rider Jordan Neely in New York City, to be in Trump’s suit. Dan Driscoll, John Phelan, and House Speaker Mike Johnson were also guests.
The is at 3 p.m. at Northwest Stadium, in Landover, Maryland. Trump’s inauguration is Jan. 20.
FRIDAY REPORT FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.