Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth said Wednesday he won't drink "a drop of alcohol" if confirmed by the Senate to lead the Pentagon

Republican senators said Wednesday they still have questions for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as he began to publicly fight a smattering of misconduct allegations that have threatened his confirmation.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the defense department, told reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday morning that the president-elect still stands behind him after the New York Times published a leaked email from his mother saying he abuses women and anonymous sources said he was drunk on the job while working at FOX News.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his Fox News colleagues while he was a host at the network, according to an NBC News report on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced reporters on Capitol Hill Monday but refused to answer questions surrounding accusations about his drinking habits. Arriving for meetings,

Pete Hegseth’s drinking was such a problem it worried many of his colleagues at Fox News, according to a report published on Tuesday by NBC News. The claim is based on communication with ten employees who worked alongside President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense and discussed instances in which they suspected him of being under the influence of alcohol.