House Republican Shrugs Off Pete Hegseth's 'Indiscretions': 'I Hope He Holds The Line'
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Chip Roy declared that Americans "should all defend" Trump's embattled defense secretary pick.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) showed his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth despite what he called his “indiscretions” on Friday.
“You know, look, we’ve all had some indiscretions in our past and things like that, every human has. But good grief,” said Roy in an interview with Charlie Kirk on the right-wing Real America’s Voice.
He continued, “Pete Hegseth, you know, he’s got the support of so many people and he represents somebody who would take on the defense establishment. And we need that, desperately need that.”
His remarks come as the former Fox News host battles mounting criticism amid allegations of sexual misconduct, excessive alcohol use and financial mismanagement of veteran advocacy nonprofits that he ran.
Trump — who has reportedly considered naming other candidates including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace Hegseth — took to his Truth Social platform on Friday to declare that the former Fox News host was a “WINNER,” adding that “there is nothing that can be done to change that.”
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