Pete Hegseth says he hasn’t heard from West Level since worker ‘error’ denying his acceptance

FIRST ON FOX: It has been practically every week since the US Army Academy West Level admitted an error was made when an worker mentioned Pete Hegseth’s software was not accepted, and President-elect Donald Trump’s Division of Protection secretary choose tells Fox Information Digital he has but to listen to from the college immediately. 

“I might simply say I have never heard from West Level,” Hegseth mentioned Tuesday. “Nothing.”

When requested if he would love a direct apology from the college, the previous Fox Information host mentioned, “One would assume.”

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Secretary of Protection nominee Pete Hegseth has but to listen to from West Level Army Academy. (Getty)

ProPublica senior editor and reporter Jesse Eisinger defined final week on X that the outlet was knowledgeable twice by West Level that Hegseth had not even utilized for admission. In accordance with Eisinger, he was “100%” by no means admitted to the college, “as a result of he by no means opened a file.”

Nevertheless, Hegseth did apply to West Level and was accepted in 1999 however by no means attended. 

The Protection secretary hopeful supplied ProPublica together with his authentic acceptance letter to the academy, and Eisinger mentioned they reapproached West Level, which then admitted that an error was made. 

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Pete Hegseth, middle, has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill. (Tom Williams)

In a press release, West Level mentioned, “A assessment of our information signifies Peter Hegseth was supplied admission to West Level in 1999 however didn’t attend. An incorrect assertion involving Hegseth’s admission to the U.S. Army Academy was launched by an worker on Dec. 10, 2024.”

“Upon additional assessment of an archived database, staff realized this assertion was in error. Hegseth was supplied acceptance to West Level as a potential member of the Class of 2003. The academy takes this case severely and apologizes for this administrative error.”

When Hegseth was made conscious of the story ProPublica had been engaged on, he shared his acceptance letter publicly on X. “We perceive that ProPublica (the Left Wing hack group) is planning to publish a knowingly false report that I used to be not accepted to West Level in 1999. Right here’s my letter of acceptance signed by West Level Superintendent, Lieutenant Basic Daniel Christman, US Military.”

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The “error” at West Level left plenty of Republicans with questions. In a Dec. 11 letter despatched to U.S. Army Academy Superintendent Lieutenant Basic Steven Gilland after Hegseth revealed ProPublica’s story, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., mentioned, “I perceive {that a} civilian public-affairs officer, Theresa Brinkerhoff, knowledgeable a reporter that Mr. Hegseth didn’t apply to West Level, as he has mentioned publicly previously. This assertion is wrong; not solely did Mr. Hegseth apply, however he was additionally accepted to the West Level Class of 2003.” 

“Worse, the assertion could violate Mr. Hegseth’s rights underneath the Privateness Act of 1974 by revealing protected private data. If true, it additionally demonstrates egregiously dangerous judgment to share such details about the nominee to be Secretary of Protection with a identified liberal outlet like ProPublica.”

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Sen. Tom Cotton instantly wrote to West Level calling out the error. (Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., additionally demanded data on how the error occurred in his personal letter final week. The senator-elect wrote to Gilland, asking for “all communication and documentation concerning how West Level OPA falsely accused Hegseth of mendacity about his software.” 

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The college worker’s mistake comes as Hegseth continues his swing on Capitol Hill assembly with senators in hopes of being confirmed in 2025 as Trump’s secretary of Protection. 

West Level didn’t instantly present remark to Fox Information Digital.