Trump Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth Says He Will Not ‘Back Down’ Amid New Allegations

Multiple Fox News personalities have come to Hegseth’s defense in recent days.
Trump Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth Says He Will Not ‘Back Down’ Amid New Allegations
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) leaves a meeting with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 2, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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While Fox News host Pete Hegseth has faced increasing scrutiny among Republican senators ahead of what could become a contentious nominating process for secretary of defense, he said on Wednesday on social media that he won’t “back down.”

President-elect Donald Trump named Hegseth—a former Army National Guard officer and a former director of several veterans groups—to lead the Pentagon.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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