Concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s vetting process of his cabinet members have grown louder as new details about the prospective secretary of defense have surfaced. As previously reported by REVOLT,

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Trump’s pick to lead the DOD, was accused of sexual assault after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, California.

President-elect Donald Trump'sselection of Pete Hegseth as U.S. defense secretary was met on Wednesday with surprise at the Pentagon and bewilderment among some European allies, but some Republican lawmakers rallied around the Fox News host.

"The View" hosts criticize Trump's pick of Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, citing his views on women in combat and lack of government experience.

The latest round of announcements brings us someone entirely new and from well outside the military-industrial complex to head the Department of Defense. In a brilliant and unconventional move, President-elect Trump has selected Pete Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense.

His choice for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017 and then paid her a settlement. A separate report also accuses Hegseth of being an extremist during his time in the National Guard.

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