Hegseth not under consideration for Tennessee Senate appointment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not under consideration to be appointed as Tennessee’s next senator, even as President Donald Trump weighs his top war official’s future in the administration.

Speculation about Hegseth potentially being tapped for a Senate seat in Tennessee, where he moved several years ago, has intensified in recent months. A looming Senate vacancy is coinciding with Trump’s frustration over a lack of resolution to the conflict with Iran and the expectation that Hegseth will face impeachment proceedings once the newly elected Democratic majority takes control of the House.