Pete Hegseth told Megyn Kelly Donald Trump is standing behind him amid controversy, all of which Hegseth chalked up to a "smear" campaign by the media. The post Pete Hegseth Tells Megyn Kelly Trump Is Still Supportive Despite Smears from Media ‘Hyenas’: ‘I Don’t Owe Them Answers’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Hegseth was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Monterey, California in 2017, two months after divorcing Deering. The woman said Hegseth took her phone, blocked the door to a hotel room and refused to let her leave before assaulting her, according to a police report of the incident released Wednesday.

Megyn Kelly had choice words for her former Fox News colleague Pete Hegseth and his “marital history,” as he faces allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. Kelly, 54, addressed Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense’s controversial past and gave her opinion of Hegseth during an appearance on the the Charlie Kirk Show Saturday.