During an exclusive interview, President-elect Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker that he has confidence in Pete Hegseth, his pick to lead the Defense Department. Watch more of the wide-ranging interview on Sunday's 'Meet the Press.'
Former President Donald Trump expressed confidence in his pick to run the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, amid allegations of excessive drinking and abuse of women. 'It looks like Pete is doing well now,' Trump said in an exclusive interview with 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker that will air Sunday.' 'I mean, people were a little bit concerned. He’s a young guy, with a tremendous track record actually. He went to Princeton and went to Harvard.
Two of those sources said Hegseth smelled of alcohol before he went on air more than a dozen times. A Trump transition spokesperson called the claims 'completely unfounded and false.' Separately, Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in California in 2017, as a police report that was made public after Trump nominated him detailed.
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