Pete Hegseth defends tenure at veterans advocacy groups as he’s hit with misconduct claims
President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense pick Pete Hegseth defended his leadership of two veteran advocacy groups Wednesday amid allegations of misconduct during his tenure. The 44-year-old Army veteran and former head of Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America has faced allegations of drunken sexual impropriety and financial mismanagement stemming from his time running the groups,