Defiant Pete Hegseth Tells Reporters He Doesn’t Answer to Anyone But Trump, Senate, His Wife, and Jesus Christ
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth gave a defiant statement to the press Thursday, telling them he only answers to President-elect Donald Trump , the Senate, his wife, and Jesus Christ.
Hegseth is currently embroiled in a variety of scandals surrounding allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. Some senators have expressed hesitation supporting Hegseth through his confirmation, including Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).
After holding private interviews with senators on Capitol Hill, a defiant Hegseth took questions from the press where he claimed he only answers to Trump, the Senate, and Jesus Christ.
REPORTER: Have they pressed you on the issue of alcohol?
HEGSETH: We’ve had great conversations about who I am and what I believe. And frankly, the man I am today because of my faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and my incredible wife, Jenny, right here. I’m a different man than I was years ago. And that’s a redemption story that I think a lot of Americans appreciate. And I know from fellow vets that I’ve spent time with, they resonate with that as well. You fight. You go do tough things in tough places on behalf of your country. And sometimes that changes you a little bit.
And by the grace of God and my Lord and Savior, I had an opportunity to ask you to come on up out of it and do great things with great veterans organizations that fought for vets, that fought for reform at the VA and for warfighters and at the Fox News Channel to advocate for those very same causes. And I’m proud of what I fought for. I’m not going to back down from them one bit.
I will answer all of these senators’ questions. But this will not be a process tried in the media. I don’t answer to anyone in this group. None of you, not to that camera at all. I answer to President Trump, who received 76 million votes on behalf and a mandate for change. I answer to the 100 senators who are part of this process and those in the committee. And I answer to my Lord and Savior and my wife and my family. I’m proud to be here as long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight. I’m going to be standing right here in this fight fighting to bring our Pentagon back to what it needs to be.
Watch the clip above via Fox News.
