Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia stood up for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal Monday, arguing that his longtime friend has been the victim of a smear on the part of “grifting frauds.”
In the weeks since President-elect Donald Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee, the legacy media has published countless articles accusing the veteran and former Fox News commentator of rampant alcohol abuse, sexual assault, and incompetence in business.
But David Bellavia, a retired sergeant of the Army who received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Iraq War and worked alongside Hegseth on the board of the nonprofit Vets Freedom for years, completely rejects this characterization.
Bellavia explained his first encounter with Hegseth when he hired him at the nonprofit. “We were looking for someone that was…
