One of president-elect Donald Trump's controversial Cabinet picks making his
case on Capitol Hill.
I welcome their advice and I always great to have
an opportunity to talk to us about how they want
to be strong.
Pete Hagseth, a former Fox News host, is speaking with
senators in Washington as claims of misconduct plagued his nomination
process to become Secretary of Defense.
On Tuesday, he met with members of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, and earlier this week, he spoke with other
Republican lawmakers like Senator Tommy Tuberville, who defended him against
recent allegations.
I've looked at all the personal stuff.
And again, I've known him for a long time and
I, I would, there's not going to be anything to
this at the end of the day.
An article in The New Yorker alleges Heg Seth was
forced to step down from 2 military nonprofits he ran.
It sites a 2015 whistleblower account from Concerned Veterans for
America accusing him of abusing alcohol on the job, treating
the organization funds like they were a personal expense account,
and ignoring accusations of sexual assault within the organization.
This comes after was also recently reported Heg Seth was
accused of rape by a woman in 2017 whom he
later paid a settlement to.
I find it disgusting that this person could potentially be
the Secretary of Defense.
Critics of Hagseth's nomination have other concerns too.
Being a major in the National Guard and being a
civil affairs officer does not qualify you in any way
to go from being that and a talk show host
to dealing with our international partners around the world and
understanding what are in the best interests of maintaining our
national security.
However, that lack of experience is what supporters say make
him the perfect outsider candidate to shake things up at
the Defense Department.
Bianca Foschini, Global News, Washington.