The media guns are being aimed at Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Trump nominated as his Secretary of Defense, with CNN now smearing him with old allegations by an anonymous source that never amounted to anything.
Last night we posted that the AP was smearing Hegseth as an extremist over his Christian tattoos. Now we find out that CNN is doing the same.
As Tom Bevan with Real Clear Politics points out, “In 4th graf CNN admits: “Hegseth has not been charged in any criminal case or named as a defendant in any civil lawsuit filed in Monterey County since 2017, and his attorney denied any wrongdoing.” Yet they wrote the story anyway, using a 7-year-old anonymous allegation to smear the guy. Shame on them.”
In 4th graf CNN admits: “Hegseth has not been charged in any criminal case or named as a defendant in any civil lawsuit filed in Monterey County since 2017, and his attorney denied any wrongdoing.”
Yet they wrote the story anyway, using a 7-year-old anonymous allegation to smear…
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) November 16, 2024
That’s exactly what they did, just to smear Hegseth and give Democrats ammo against him in the nomination process.
And they frame it as an issue that caught Trump’s team off guard:
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about one of his previous selections, Pete Hegseth, stunning several members of Trump’s team who have since raised questions about the viability of his nomination, according to two people close to the situation.
Trump had announced he was tapping Hegseth as his next secretary of defense after only days of considering the veteran-turned-Fox News host and very little internal vetting. Within 48 hours, the heads of Trump’s transition team were brought a complaint about a sexual assault allegation regarding Hegseth.
The campaign was brought information that aligns with what Monterey, California, police described as an investigation into “an alleged sexual assault” involving Hegseth on October 8, 2017.
Hegseth was a speaker at a conference held by the California Federation of Republican Women at a hotel during the timeframe when the alleged assault took place, according to photos of the event posted on Facebook.
But the nature of the allegations caused incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles to question Hegseth during a call Thursday, a source told CNN. Wiles asked Hegseth if there were any other issues the team should be aware of moving forward.
One source insisted that despite the surprise, the president-elect and the transition team were moving forward with the nomination at this time.
Trump’s communications director defended Hegseth in an earlier statement to CNN, saying he “has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no charges were filed.”
“We look forward to his confirmation as United States Secretary of Defense so he can get started on Day One to Make America Safe and Great Again,” Steven Cheung said.
Hegseth was investigated by police and never charged, nor was he sued in court. There appears on its face to be no truth to these allegations whatsoever and yet they write this article anyway to help destroy his nomination.
Garbage media.
Since you’ve come this far, enjoy this great clip from Hegseth:
You cannot argue with this logic. He’s 100% correct. And he’s going to be perfect as Secretary of Defense and that is why they hate this pick so much. pic.twitter.com/8dBdhlMOYk
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) November 14, 2024
