Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote after Vice President JD Vance casts the tie-breaking vote, making him the first Vice President to cast a tiebreaker vote on a Cabinet nominee since Mike Pence did so in 2017 to confirm then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote.
Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote,withVicePresidentJDVancecastingthetie-breakingvote.