NBC News is reporting that at least six Republican Senators are balking at the idea of confirming Pete Hegseth, a veteran of the War on Terror and current host at Fox News who has been nominated to lead the Department of Defense by President-elect Trump.
Since Hegseth was announced as Trump’s nominee, he has been the target of numerous smear campaigns advanced by anti-Trump media outlets like the New York Times and NBC News.
Without evidence, mainstream media pundits have suggested that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman based on unproven allegations that were investigated by law enforcement and found to be without merit.
The accuser — whose identity is redacted — claimed Hegseth raped her in 2017 during a Republican women’s conference at a hotel in Monterey, California.
According to the accuser, the alleged assault happened after conference organizers went to the hotel bar following an after-party towards the end of the conference.
A separate report from NBC News, citing anonymous allegations from alleged colleagues of his at Fox News, claims that Hegseth drank heavily during his time at the network. Two of them said, without evidence, that Hegseth smelled of alcohol before he went on air on