Former Fox Information host and commentator Pete Hegseth is utilizing the weapon he is aware of finest to battle for his troubled nomination to be secretary of protection: the media.
Hegseth is below fireplace for a sequence of revelations about his previous. These embrace allegations of rape, sexual assault, public drunkenness, and monetary improprieties at a conservative nonprofit for veterans.
On Wednesday, Hegseth wrote an op-ed for the Wall Avenue Journal (which is owned by Fox Information proprietor Rupert Murdoch) arguing that he wouldn’t again down. “The press is peddling anonymous story after anonymous story, all meant to smear me and tear me down,” he wrote, including, “They provide no evidence, no names, and they ignore the legions of people who speak on my behalf.”
In actual fact, some of the distinguished sources of details about Hegseth is a letter his personal mom, Penelope Hegseth, wrote describing him as an abuser of ladies. She has admitted that she wrote the letter however has now stated she doesn’t maintain that view of her son.
