Summary
Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, faces backlash over a newly surfaced 2017 sexual assault allegation, which he failed to disclose during the vetting process.
Trump’s team, reportedly furious, criticized Hegseth for not revealing the incident, detailed in a police report, ahead of his nomination.
Hegseth denies wrongdoing, stating the matter was fully investigated and he was cleared.
Republican senators remain divided, with some voicing concerns about his suitability given the military’s ongoing sexual assault issues.
The controversy adds to challenges for Hegseth, a Fox News host lacking government experience.
"… this is the fucking Pentagon! … Even if the allegations are fake, it doesn’t matter because he was supposed to tell us what we needed to know so we could be better prepared to defend him — not learn about it from the media.”
They want to make the government small enough to drown in a bathtub and they can’t even find police reports about a potential hire.
If the allegations were fake, he wouldn’t have anything to tell them.
They are fine with a sec offender, they just wanted to be prepared.