Multiple allegations against former Fox News host Pete Hegseth have emerged including alcohol intoxication at work events, sexual misconduct and potential financial mismanagement.
Trump considers Florida Gov. DeSantis to head Pentagon as Hegseth faces increasing scrutiny over past behaviorUpdated: 47 minutes agoFILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks and answers questions at a news conference, Sept. 16, 2024, in Orlando, Fla.
DeSantis, who competed against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, is being discussed as a possible replacement if Hegseth’s nomination does not move forward, according to three other people familiar with the matter. They were not authorized to publicly discuss internal deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.
FILE - Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary, meets with Sen. Tommy Tuberville R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 2, 2024. Earlier, Hegseth’s mother appeared on Fox News to address multiple allegations that have emerged in the media about Hegseth’s alcohol intoxication at work events, sexual misconduct and potential financial mismanagement.
Hegseth has never held a military or civilian leadership role in the Pentagon, but his mother said his time as a Fox News host and the pressure of that role was a good preparation for leading the Defense Department. Hegseth is a former Fox News host and a former Army National Guard major and combat veteran who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. If confirmed by the Senate, he would lead a 2 million member strong military — more than 17% of whom are female. The revelations have concerned some members of Congress.She spoke directly to Trump in the segment, saying her son “is not that man he was seven years ago.
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