Pete Hegseth, the Fox News Channel host and veterans advocate who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, has been hard at work on Capitol Hill seeking to persuade Republican senators to support his confirmation.
His fellow soldiers, veterans who worked with Hegseth at Concerned Veterans for America, have his back. Speaking exclusively to The Daily Signal, several of Hegseth’s former colleagues at CVA are refuting allegations that stem from his time at the helm of the veterans advocacy organization.
For the embattled nominee, a series of allegations ranging from workplace misconduct to sexual assault has sidetracked the Senate confirmation process, forcing Hegseth to defend himself rather than discuss how he would defend the United States of America.
Sean Parnell, a former airborne Army Ranger, was a senior adviser to Concerned Veterans of America and worked alongside Hegseth daily from 2013 to 2016.
“They are completely untrue,” Parnell told The Daily Signal of the allegations about Hegseth’s tenure at and departure from CVA. […]
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