'He raped her': CBS host grills GOP senator on Pete Hegseth sexual assault allegations

CBS News host Margaret Brennan pressed Sen. John John Barrasso (R-WY) about whether he would vote to confirm former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary in light of sexual assault allegations against him.

During a Sunday interview on Face the Nation, Brennan asked Barrasso if Hegseth had the qualities needed to run the Pentagon under President-elect Donald Trump.

"Well, he certainly has the qualities that we need to lead the Pentagon," the senator insisted. "He knows about a fit fighting force.