Now that Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name for consideration to be Attorney General, the left has wasted no time pivoting to their next target for destruction: Pete Hegseth. Despite never being charged with a crime, the decorated combat veteran and Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense has found himself in the crosshairs of every Democratic operative with a keyboard and an agenda.
Matt Gaetz stepping aside is a huge embarrassment and black eye for Donald Trump, who has only been President-elect for two weeks.
And now that Gaetz is gone, we can focus on Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and the rest.
We’re just getting started. pic.twitter.com/ogP7MlTEOZ [1]
— TrumpsTaxes (@trumpstaxes.bsky.social) (@TrumpsTaxes) November 21, 2024 [2]
And why wouldn’t Hegseth be the next target? Hegseth has the trifecta that keeps progressives up at night: military hero, Ivy League graduate, and staunch America First advocate. Add in his track record of supporting veterans and dismantling woke Pentagon policies, and you’ve got a nominee who terrifies the opposition.
Police report goes viral on X.
The left seems to think that digging up a 2017 police report – on an alleged sexual assault in California where no charges were filed against Hegseth – will be his undoing. And it’s actually just the opposite. The redacted police report can be read here:
Full Hegseth rape police report here. pic.twitter.com/y50NDuwVvV [3]
— American Muckrakers (@AmericanMuck) November 21, 2024 [4]
And here are just a few responses to the police report here:
good read. So drinking occurred, she approached him and told him she didn’t like how he treated women, ended up back in his room with him anyways, asked if he had a condom, and had buyers remorse after the fact? This is a nothingburger unless I missed something glaring.
— Pete the Cat (@PeteCatMN) November 21, 2024 [5]
My favorite part is when they get to detailing the evidence to substantiate the report, it says “None”.
— MichaeLeo (@MichaeLeoTS) November 21, 2024 [6]
I think anyone that makes false charges should be charged themselves. This is not okay. She tried to destroy Pete’s life because she didn’t know how to tell her husband that she cheated on him. People like this woman are a disgrace to actual SA victims.
— Suz (@Suzmgee) November 21, 2024 [7]
The woman was married. Her husband was at the conference. She said they would tell her husband she fell asleep on the couch. Sounds like she had regret or had been busted by her husband and lied.
— Captain Obvious (@LoveableArshole) November 21, 2024 [8]
In summary.
At the height of the “me too” movement a woman attending an event in California cheated on her boyfriend with the key note speaker.
She knew he was wealthy and famous so went through the appropriate channels for a report in case her boyfriend found out because she…
— Ben Inabinet (@ben_inabinet60) November 21, 2024 [9]
Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing – but just like many celebrity men and politicians during the “Me Too” movement, Hegseth reached a financial settlement with his accuser which included a nondisclosure agreement. Doing that is damning, according to the left.
Allegations are facts to the left if they have to do with Republicans.
You cannot make this shit up. Four of adjudicated rapist Trump’s cabinet picks have been accused of sexual assault: Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr. and Elon Musk. Never in American history has any president’s cabinet picks been accused of sexal assault. Only Trump. 😳👇 pic.twitter.com/xmK5NkIyXW [10]
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) November 19, 2024 [11]
Republicans seem a lot more concerned to protect women on the Hill from the imaginary problem of being in a stall next to Rep. Sarah McBride, than to acknowledge and protect women from the very real depredations of men like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 20, 2024 [12]
From Matt to Pete.
The left’s fixation on Hegseth isn’t surprising. If you can’t beat Trump, you attack the people around him. They’ve been going after Hegseth since he was nominated but now that Matt is gone, they can fixate solely on Pete with all of their vitriol. If they take him down, Kennedy is next.
Senators support Pete.
While the media scrambles to paint Hegseth as unfit, Republican senators have made it clear they’re standing behind him. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) called him “perfect,” emphasizing his two Bronze Stars and decades of service. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) praised him as a “warrior” and a “qualified nominee,” while Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) highlighted his commitment to strengthening America’s military.
Even Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in, calling Hegseth “reform-minded” and ready to tackle the Pentagon’s issues.
The message from Capitol Hill is loud and clear: the GOP has Hegseth’s back, media noise be damned.
It’s not really about Pete, it’s about blocking MAGA.
At its core, this frenzy isn’t really about Pete Hegseth. It’s about undermining Trump’s agenda by attacking his cabinet picks. Hegseth represents a return to hard power, discipline, and unapologetic patriotism – three things that send chills down progressive spines.
The Democrats’ strategy is as transparent as it is tired: find a nominee, dig up an old controversy (charges optional), and hope the noise drowns out their lack of a compelling counterargument. Unfortunately for them, Pete Hegseth has weathered worse storms, and I don’t see him backing down.