GOP senator: Hegseth's war experience counts but rape allegation doesn't

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is all aboard the Pete Hegseth train, calling the rape allegations against the Fox News weekend host “stuff” that was “years ago.” The Alabama Republican went on Fox Business on Monday to say that Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Defense is good stuff.

"The thing about Pete is he's well-spoken,” Tuberville said, when asked about allegations that Hegseth raped an unconscious woman, whom he allegedly drugged. “It's all out there, people are going to look at it. But a lot of this stuff was years ago.” It was seven years ago.

"Now, again, you got to be responsible for your actions,” Tuberville continued. “But Pete is, he's done everything he possibly can do to get it out there to talk to people again." In fact, Tuberville thinks the confirmation hearing shouldn't be about "his past references."