Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, has faced scrutiny for his association with Wilson—and Wilson’s anti–women’s suffrage views—since he was nominated to lead the Department of Defense. (Wilson also once wrote that “slavery produced in the South a genuine affection between the races.”)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been slammed for sharing a video showing Christian nationalist preachers who are part of his church advocating for women to abandon their right to vote

Pete Hegseth had already earned a reputation as a far-right culture warrior. Then he promoted a video featuring pastors opposed to women's voting rights.