Norm Coleman guiding Hegseth to Hill meetings amid rocky confirmation

Saudi Lobbyist Escorting Hegseth On Hill As He Pleads To Save Nomination

While Pete Hegseth scampers around Capitol Hill – desperately pleading for votes to confirm him as defense secretary, despite his thin resume and ample scandals -- it’s easy to spot a white-maned wing man trailing just behind him. That would be Norm Coleman, the last Republican senator from Hegseth’s home state of Minnesota.Beyond partisan loyalty and shared roots, Coleman has a powerful commercial interest in who oversees the US military and it…

Norm Coleman guiding Hegseth to Hill meetings amid rocky confirmation

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.Coleman, the national chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition and a lobbyist who served in the upper chamber between 2003 and 2009, has been seen accompanying Hegseth to Hill meetings with GOP senators to win their support amid …