President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, went on record shortly after Sen. Maisie Hirono (D-HI) thoroughly refuted an anonymous report that claimed she drank alcohol while on duty at Fox News. Established.
Mr. Hirono used time during Mr. Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to promote anonymous reporting, which many of Mr. Hegseth's former colleagues at Fox News dispute on the record.
“I have read multiple report of your regularly There is drunk in work, include by people who worked and you in fox news. do you know that There is drunk in work teeth Prohibited for service member under of UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)? ” Hirono asked Hegseth, offering only “yes or no” options to avoid pushing back on the anonymous allegations.
“Senator–” Hegseth began, but Hirono immediately interrupted him and instructed him to answer with a “yes or no.”
“Those are multiple f’s.”Also anonymous report peddled by NBC News to stream directly contradict to of dozens of of male and woman on Fox News Channel who I worked and “There were people who came on the record and said they'd never seen anything like that before,” Hegseth replied.
“I can't hear you, you can't hear the answer to my question,” she said, putting her hand to her ear.
One of Hegseth's former co-hosts. Fox and friends weekendAs reported by Breitbart News, after this claim was published in an anonymous defamatory article on NBC News, Will Cain and many other former colleagues, in addition to friends and people who knew him personally, came forward to support him. reported:
- Will Caine, Hegseth's former co-host on Fox News
- Dan Bongino, podcast host
- Dr. Nicole Safier
- Joey Johnny, Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Author
- Kyle Becker, former FOX News writer/associate producer
- Briana Morello, podcast host/former FOX News producer
- Piers Morgan, British television presenter
- Rob Smith, Iraq War Veteran, FOX News Commentator
- William Case, former FOX News producer
- Lisa Booth, FOX News host
- Clay Travis, Outkick.com Founder
- Guy Benson, former co-host with Hegseth
- Carol Ross, former Blades colleague
- Rachel Campos-Duffy, FOX News host
- Evita Duffy, host of The Bongino Report
- Sarah Carter, Fox News Contributor
- Lara Logan, investigative journalist
- Molly Hemingway, Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist
- Tomi Lahren, host of the show
- Ximena Barrett, aide to Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)
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Corey A. DeAngelis, Senior Fellow, American Culture Project
- Leo Terrell, Fox News Contributor
- Graham Allen, host
- Charlie Kirk, Founder and CEO of Turning Point USA
- Jason Lantz, radio show host
- Monica Crowley, former Trump administration official and FOX News host
- John Nicosia, President, News Cycle Media
- Tony Shafer, author, intelligence officer, Newsmax contributor
- Janice Dean, FOX News co-host and weathercaster
- Brian Bremberg, Fox News Business host
- Dr. Carol Swain, author and political commentator
- Cattard, a popular conservative figure
In a statement to the newspaper, Heggs' attorney, Tim Parlatore, highlighted many of the rebuttals on the record. washington post last month.
“And the sheer number of Fox News employees who have come forward over the past 24 hours to debunk these claims far outweighs the unverifiable anonymous claims being reported.”Parlatore he said. said.
