Pete Hegseth Says Trump Told Him ‘Keep Fighting’ Amid Allegations

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department intimated during a hallway interview at the U.S.

Capitol on Wednesday that he’s not going to drop out of consideration despite mounting allegations of sexual and personal misconduct.

Former Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth, an Army officer with documented combat experience, said that he spoke with Trump earlier in the day and that the president-elect encouraged him to “keep fighting.”