Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared on “Fox and Friends” Tuesday morning, as the administration actively tries to clean up days of damning reports about the Defense Department’s handling of sensitive and possibly classified information.
Hegseth’s defense: Disgruntled former employees and the media are trying to tarnish President Donald Trump’s name.
“They peddle old stuff,” Hegseth said on Fox News of the reports, returning to a playbook he used during his confirmation hearings, when he faced allegations of sexual misconduct, alcohol abuse and poor leadership. “This is what it’s all about: trying to get at President Trump and his agenda.”