Pete Hegseth’s charge to direct the Pentagon is being scuttled by the most recent smear campaign by lineage media, both current and former Fox News employees.
A destructive struck part against the Army veteran and past” Fox and Friends Weekend” host was released on Tuesday, according to a report from 10 reportedly former and current network employees alleging that Hegseth had reportedly displayed signs of a drinking problem at work. Interestingly, none of the alleged private resources referenced by scholars Chloe Melas, Courtney Kube, and Sarah Fitzpatrick identified themselves, citing “fear of retribution”.
Hegseth’s use of malicious and unsupported false accusations of wrongdoing by the left-wing outlet bears a striking resemblance to the media hacktivists’ smear tactics in their campaign to fight Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court election. Lacking any literary dignity, these so-called “reporters” ran with any and all states laundered by the judge’s prosecutors with almost no opposition or suspicion.
Hegseth’s past Fox colleagues and community contributors and guests, who all blasted the allegations of unethical work do, immediately responded with the release of Tuesday’s strike piece.
On X,” Fox and Friends Weekend” co-host May Cain called NBC’s account,” Bullsh-t. 100 pct bullsh-t. Truly… horsesh-t”, and noted in a follow-up post that he “was never contacted by anyone at @NBCNews” regarding the allegations against Hegseth.
” Your story is horsesh-t @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source”, Cain wrote. ” Signed, The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week, beginning at 6am,” the statement read.
” Fox and Friends Weekend” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy similarly confirmed on X that” the losers @NBCNews never reached out to]her ] either”, and pushed back on the story’s allegations.
” @willcain is right — your story IS horsesh-t”, she wrote. You now have two people sitting next to him for more than eight hours each week. Will you change your mind or make changes to your story?
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Campos-Duffy’s daughter and Fox News guest Evita Duffy-Alfonso also voiced her support for Hegseth, writing on X,” I stand with Pete and his beautiful family in the face of these smears”.
Mollie Hemingway, the editor-in-chief of Federalist and Fox News contributor, claimed that she has “nothing but good things to say about Pete and that the anonymously sourced stories don’t correspond in any way with her personal experience. Quite the contrary, in fact”.
Hemingway wrote on X that” I can’t stand the propaganda practice of using anonymous sources to smear political opponents.”
Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe said she has “guest co-hosted with] Hegseth ] numerous times before”, and that” Not once did this happen. Not once]has she ] heard this from others”.
” This is such a false and disgusting smear,” the author said. It is wrong and malicious”, she wrote on X.
” I have routinely sat on the couch with @Pete Hegseth for 8 years”, wrote Dr. Nicole Saphier, a Fox contributor. Before going on air, I never once did I think he had eaten anything other than coffee and an egg sandwich.
Radio host and frequent Fox News guest Dan Bongino called the allegations against Hegseth,” 100]percent ] HORSESH-T”.
Johnny Joey Jones, a veteran Fox News contributor, said the accusations against the nominee for defense secretary “are getting laughable,” and that he has “never seen Pete drink like that, and have never smelled alcohol on his breath at work.”
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Former Fox News producer Breanna Morello said she’s “never heard” of the allegations against Hegseth “in]her ] life”, noting how the alleged Fox employees cited in the NBC report “are anonymous”.
Everyone praised him and still does, according to Morello’s writing on X.
Former Fox News producer and independent journalist Kyle Becker went on X to explain how he “never got the impression” that Hegseth was ever drunk and how many times he saw him while working for the network.
” No bloodshot eyes. No slurred speech. No disheveled appearance. No wobbly gait. Nothing”, Becker wrote. ” I’m also calling bullsh-t”.
Hegseth has been attacked by Fox News contributors Guy Benson, Sara Carter, and numerous other network employees and guests for making false claims that were made by NBC News.
Shawn Fleetwood is a University of Mary Washington graduate and a staff writer for The Federalist. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
