Rhode Island Democrat Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said new allegations of drunkenness and potential violent behavior by Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth toward his second wife Samantha Hegseth should be disqualifying. And he called into question the thoroughness of the FBI’s background check into Hegseth’s past.
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks to reporters about President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks to reporters about President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary
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