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WATCH: Sen. Wicker asks Pete Hegseth to respond to slew of allegations in confirmation hearing
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3:58Now PlayingSen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, asked defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to respond to several allegations leveled against him, ranging from sexual assault to financial mismanagement, in a confirmation hearing Tuesday.
"From the beginning there was a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated in the media against us. That was clear from moment one. And what we knew is that it wasn't about me. Most of it was about President Donald Trump, who's had to endure the very same thing for much longer amounts of time, and he endured it in incredibly strong ways," Hegseth said.
Hegseth is a military veteran and conservative media personality. Trump’s pick for defense secretary has faced allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking, and been criticized as a nominee for his controversial views on diversity and religion in the military.
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