He has slammed media coverage of the allegations as "fake" and "BS" and has said he will not "back down ... He didn't say whether he would support Hegseth's nomination, though.

One might expect that a nominee facing this much heat would back down, as former Rep. Matt Gaetz did. Instead, Hegseth ... That says it all. Pete is actually of Norwegian ancestry, but he proudly ...

WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, brushed aside suggestions Wednesday that he drop ... Before. I Won’t Back Down.” ...

So they smear w/ fake, anonymous sources & BS stories. They don’t want truth.” “Our warriors never back down, & neither will I,” he added. Hegseth attached a picture dated Dec. 9, 2005, appearing to ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s ... amid growing scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Midday, he reiterated that he won’t back down from the fight. In an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal ...

He said in a post on X on Wednesday, that he “won’t back down.” The former Fox ... said. Hawley says he hasn’t yet met with Hegseth but thinks he should at least get a hearing.

Hegseth says the incident was consensual, though he paid the woman ... Graham doubled down on that position later Thursday, posting a clip of his Fox News conversation with a caption that ended with: ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn’t rule out Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s picks for Defense secretary and head of the FBI, respectively, as nominees for their roles in ...