Former Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is speaking out after his friend, and now Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth has been seated in President Donald Trump's cabinet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leading the entourage, Norm Coleman — Minnesota’s last Republican senator — guides Donald Trump’s secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth through the …

6 days ago · GOP Jewish group chair a key player in reviving Hegseth nomination “That was my idea,” Norm Coleman said of Pete Hegseth’s fiery Dec. 5 message to the press, which marked a “turning point” in his nomination process. “It was my one contribution.”

Jan 23, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing with Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., left, and former Sen. Norm Coleman, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Dec 5, 2024 · Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) has been joining Pete Hegseth on trips around Capitol Hill this week, as the scandal-plagued Fox News host fights to save his nomination as President-elect’s pick for defense secretary.

Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman appeared as a witness at the confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth Tuesday. He said Hegseth's ability to be strong, focused,...

Jan 14, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to be defense secretary, will make overtures to female and Black troops in his confirmation hearing Tuesday after questioning the capabilities of both groups.

Jan 14, 2025 · Hegseth was introduced to a packed hearing room by allies Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Trump’s incoming national security adviser, and former Minnesota GOP Sen. Norm Coleman, who now works as a ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Often accompanied by his wife Jennifer and former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, Hegseth made the rounds of the offices of Republican senators, promising some of them, including incoming Senate...

Jan 14, 2025 · On Hegseth’s left sits Norm Coleman, former Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota, and to his right sits Rep. Michael Waltz, a GOP congressman from Florida who Donald Trump has tapped to serve...