<p>Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday morning that he has no plans to withdraw his name from consideration, revealing a recent call he had with President-elect Donald Trump.</p>
<p>“I spoke to the President-elect this morning. He said keep going, keep fighting, find your own way,&#8221; Hegseth told reporters.</p>
<p>Asked about withdrawing his name, the combat veteran responded, &#8220;Why would I back down? I’ve always been a fighter. I’m here for the warfighters. This is personal and passionate for me.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The next Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth: “I spoke to the President-elect this morning. He said keep going, keep fighting…</p>
<p>Why would I back down? I’ve always been a fighter. I’m here for the warfighters. This is personal &amp; passionate for me.” 🔥<br />
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<p>— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1864321152979526046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Hegseth&#8217;s former colleagues at Fox News came to his defense on Tuesday evening after an NBC News report fueled by anonymous sources <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-story-is-horsesh-hegseths-colleagues-fiercely-defend-him-after-nbc-news-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> Hegseth was routinely drunk on air.</p>
<p>Fox News’ Will Cain, co-host of &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/willcain/status/1864077559668850827">responded</a> to the NBC article, “Your story is horses*** @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source. Signed, The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6 am.”</p>
<p>Hegseth&#8217;s other former &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend&#8221; co-host, Rachel Campos-Duffy, issued a similar response. <em>“</em>The losers at @NBCNews never reached out to me either. @willcain is right – your story IS  horses***,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/RCamposDuffy/status/1864155602609447297">wrote</a>. &#8220;You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story?”</p>
<p>It was uncovered last month that Hegseth was accused of sexual assault back in 2017. An unnamed woman claims Hegseth sexually assaulted her in a hotel room following a conservative conference. Hegseth said that the encounter was consensual, and police decided against any further action.</p>
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<p>“It’s very simple,” Hegseth <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/21/us-news/trump-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-addresses-alleged-sex-assault/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the press. “The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.”</p>
<p>Notably, journalist and attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly</a> went through the police report on her show and said that the accusation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-methodically-breaks-down-bulls-allegation-against-pete-hegseth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looks to be &#8220;bulls***&#8221;</a> and stated that it appears the accuser &#8220;was not raped,&#8221; but panicked after her husband became suspicious that she cheated with Hegseth.</p>
<p>Reports circulated Monday evening that Trump is weighing the option of Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a replacement Secretary of Defense nominee.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-story-is-horsesh-hegseths-colleagues-fiercely-defend-him-after-nbc-news-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Your Story Is Horsesh**’: Hegseth’s Colleagues Fiercely Defend Him After NBC News Attack</a></strong></p>

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