Squirmy Pete Hegseth shredded by Democratic senator for cheating on the ‘mother’ of his child
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Sen. Tim Kaine forcefully attacked Pete Hegseth’s character during a chaotic confirmation hearing on Tuesday. During a wild and tense exchange on Tuesday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) spent nearly 10 minutes hammering an evasive Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth for cheating on his past wives and engaging in drunken behavior on the job.
Tuesday’s chaotic confirmation hearing came amid allegations that Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. The former Fox News star has repeatedly denied the accusations and claimed he’s been “completely cleared,” insisting at the top of the hearing that the allegations were part of a “coordinated smear campaign” by the “left-wing media” who wants to “destroy” him.
After Donald Trump shockingly nominated the Fox & Friends Weekend host to lead the Pentagon in November, it was reported that Hegseth had been criminally investigated in 2017 for raping a woman in California. While police in Monterrey did not charge Hegseth with a crime after an investigation, he ended up paying the woman a confidential settlement in 2020 to avoid a lawsuit. Hegseth has also insisted that the encounter was consensual and that the woman was the “aggressor.”.
Besides the claims of sexual misconduct, Hegseth has come under fire over multiple reports about his excessive drinking both as a Fox News host and as the leader of two veteran advocacy groups. Hegseth has dismissed these allegations as coming from “anonymous” sources and has pledged to remain sober if confirmed as defense secretary.
