A Fox News contributor said Pete Hegseth ’s nomination to lead the Department of Defense "is a problem" for her as a survivor of sexual assault. Speaking on Fox News' “MediaBuzz” on Sunday, Leslie Marshall said she likes Hegseth “as a person,” but a suitable leader should be not be facing sexual assault allegations.

"You can’t lead an entire organization and all these people if you can’t lead by example," Leslie Marshall said.

Fox News contributor Leslie Marshall made an impassioned case against President-Elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on Sunday’s MediaBuzz. Hegseth has been under intense scrutiny since allegations arose claiming he sexually assaulted a woman at a conference some seven years ago.