Welcoming back his old Fox News colleague Pete Hegseth on Monday night, Sean Hannity declared that the former Fox & Friends host had been “fully exonerated” of rape accusations and that the alleged sexual encounter was “consensual.”
Continuing his media blitz to save his nomination as defense secretary, the embattled Hegseth appeared on Hannity’s primetime show and claimed that he had a “great meeting” with Senator Joni Ernst. The Iowa Republican, who had been hesitant to support Hegseth over sexual misconduct allegations and his views on women in combat, said on Monday that he should be allowed to make his case during confirmation hearings.
