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In 2017, Hegseth allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in his hotel room.
Hegseth didn’t deny that the encounter took place but insisted it was consensual.

The complainant disagrees, claiming that she told him to stop multiple times.
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The activity was reportedly canceled, but Hegseth decided to try his hand at it anyway.
He had terrible aim and struck West Point drummer Jeff Prosperie instead of the intended target.

He did, however, take aim at both Fox and Hegseth on Facebook.
“I think the anchor person went rogue and decided to throw it.”
Once, while in a drunken stupor, Hegseth reportedly started yelling loudly, “Kill all Muslims!

Kill all Muslims,” much to his colleagues' chagrin.
In another embarrassing incident, he attempted to join a group of dancers at a strip club.
The hottest tea spilled, though, concerned his apparently shameless infidelity.

Thus, when news broke that Hegseth had been nominated as Secretary of Defense, many expressed their concern.
I’ve seen him dragged away not a few times but multiple times.
To have him at the Pentagon would be scary."

“I don’t really wash my hands ever,” Hegseth shrugged (viaX).
“I inoculate myself.
Germs are not a real thing.
I can’t see them, therefore they’re not real.”
“He was a huge drinker.