Pete Hegseth Accused of Being 'White Supremacist' By Civil Rights Lawyer

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A prominent civil rights attorney has accused Peter Hegseth, the former Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump as defense secretary, of being "known to be a white supremacist."

Sherrilyn Ifill, former director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, made the remarks during an appearance on MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes on Thursday while discussing Trump's surprise pick of Hegseth for the key cabinet position, as well as Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Hayes interjected to say that Hegseth would deny being a white supremacist.

Newsweek has contacted Hegseth via Fox News and the Trump campaign for comment via email. Newsweek doesn't have evidence that he is a white supremacist.

The choices from Trump have raised concerns that the president-elect is deciding his next Cabinet based on loyalty rather than experience. Critics argue that Hegseth, who used to host Fox & Friends Weekend on Sundays, has no senior command experience despite serving in the military. Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard, serving in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as at Guantanamo Bay, according to The Associated Press. He would leave the service with the rank of major.

"This is someone who is known to be a white supremacist, known to be an extremist, whose book is basically about his opposition to the advancement of Black officers to the top brass," Ifill told Hayes.
Everyone with even half a brain knows what a stupid, false and ludicrous statement this is.

You're the poster boy for halfwits. :laugh:
 
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The campaign was brought information that aligns with what Monterey, California, police described as an investigation into “an alleged sexual assault” involving Hegseth on October 8, 2017.

Hegseth was a speaker at a conference held by the California Federation of Republican Women at a hotel during the timeframe when the alleged assault took place, according to photos of the event posted on Facebook. Hegseth has not been charged in any criminal case or named as a defendant in any civil lawsuit filed in Monterey County since 2017, and his attorney denied any wrongdoing.

But the nature of the allegations caused incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles to question Hegseth during a call Thursday, a source told CNN. Wiles asked Hegseth if there were any other issues the team should be aware of moving forward.

Hegseth wasn’t ever vetted by an outside firm before he was announced. Some people who previously worked for Trump when he was last in office and briefly considered Hegseth to run the Department of Veterans Affairs noted it was short-lived for similar reasons, without citing specifics.

One source insisted that despite the surprise, the president-elect and the transition team were moving forward with the nomination at this time.

Trump’s transition team caught off guard by Hegseth allegation​


 
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