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VIDEO: Vice President JD Vance Casts Tie-Breaking Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth As Defense Secretary

The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense on Friday, Jan. 24, after a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance tilted it 51-50 in favor of the television host and army veteran. It was just the second time in Senate history that a vice president was called upon to break a tie on a Cabinet nominee vote – the first being in 2017 when Mike Pence cast the deciding vote backing Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. (Credit: C-SPAN via Storyful)

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