WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017 — after a police report revealed numerous inconsistencies in his accuser’s account.
“It’s very simple,” the 44-year-old former Fox News personality told reporters on Capitol Hill. “The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.”
Hegseth, accompanied by Vice President-elect JD Vance, was meeting with Republican senators who will consider his nomination to run the Pentagon early next year — flashing a thumbs-up in a photo with Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and smiling with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).
The police report, released to The Post and other news organizations, shows that Hegseth’s unnamed accuser told police “things got fuzzy” while she was drinking with him at a hotel bar and she couldn’t remember going to his room, where they had sex.
Women 18 years and older are responsible for own actions, my guess is it was consensual, and now 5 years later, she want her 5 minutes of fame and some money
Being sexually assaulted is not “her own action.”
Then don’t put yourself in that situation. 😉