Will Pete Hegseth's nomination be confirmed?

Tomorrow is Pete Hegseth's big day. He is to come up before the Senate armed services committee seeking confirmation of his appointment by Donald Trump as the upcoming president's defence secretary. It was an extraordinary but not suprising choice by Trump, going for a Fox News preenter (and forces' veteran) rather than an established Pentagon type. But Senate confirmation has been up in the air because of all the accusations against him, including alleged sexual abuse, mismanagement of funds and heavy drinking. Not an ideal reputation you might think for becoming the Pentagon chief, with three million or so people, military and civilian, under his charge, and a budget of close to $850 billion. But Hegseth is Trump's chosen man for the job and Republican senators would be brave if they rejected his nomination. It would only take three Republicans to say no, along with every member of the Democratic party and independents. There must be some Republicans with doubts but have they all been won over by Hegseth and Trump who have been busy on the phone and in private meetings to corale them all into the right camp. The questions are going to be tough but my prediction is that Hegseth will win through and will be confirmed as Pentagon boss. He will have a lot, a helluva lot, to learn. Apart from the Pentagon he will also be in overall charge of Cyber Command and the hugely powerful National Security Agency. He must be licking his lips.