CNN’s Preston: Tom Cotton and Chris Miller Are Frontrunners to Replace Sec. Hegseth

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PRESTON: "No, I don‘t think that would happen now either. You know, as much as Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump have made up publicly, there is a little bit of friction there between both camps. Two people to look at, though, Tom Cotton, the senator from Arkansas right there, as well as Chris Miller, he is the former secretary of defense, who Donald Trump had him in that position. Let me just tell you why Cotton might take it, because he might have to take it. He might be forced into doing it because he believes that‘s his best path towards the presidency. On the other hand, he is number three in the Senate Republican Conference. He‘s in a very good position. He may think that his better shot at running for president is from the U.S. Senate. Now, the other side is Chris Miller, is somebody who was very loyal to President Trump, and then during the investigation of January 6th was critical of Donald Trump. He has since come out and then said that he is — he takes back his criticism of Donald Trump. And Donald Trump has actually mentioned Miller as a possible defense secretary. He did that about 17 months ago, so Miller might be at the top of the list."