Pete Hegseth Faces New Booze, Strippers, Debt and NDA Claims at Veterans Group He Ran

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A whistleblower claimed Trump’s defense secretary pick had to be carried out of events and was accused of financial mismanagement.

Updated Dec. 2 2024 11:21AM EST / Published Dec. 2 2024 9:29AM EST

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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate for defense secretary, has a sordid, drunken history of mismanaging veterans organizations that left staff “disgusted” by his allegedly lecherous behavior, according to a report.

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Pete Hegseth Faces New Booze, Strippers, Debt and NDA Claims at Veterans Group He Ran

A whistleblower claimed Trump’s defense secretary pick had to be carried out of events and was accused of financial mismanagement.

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Pete Hegseth Faces New Booze, Strippers, Debt and NDA Claims at Veterans Group He Ran

A whistleblower claimed Trump’s defense secretary pick had to be carried out of events and was accused of financial mismanagement.

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