Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Defense continued his outreach on Capitol Hill on Thursday, picking up words of praise from Republican senators but not significant new pledges of support.

Pete Hegseth spent this week attempting to woo senators — and others — as he fought to remain Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Defense. He met with wary and supportive lawmakers, his lawyer tried to shoot down misconduct allegations and even his mother went on Fox to defend her son.

Defense secretary hopeful Pete Hegseth’s future faced major uncertainty Thursday, as the embattled Trump Cabinet pick struggled to shake allegations plaguing his nomination. Hegseth nudged the needle in his favor after another day of making the rounds on Capitol Hill to woo Republican senators.