Pete Hegseth’s ex-Fox News wife was driving force in barring reporters from Pentagon: report

Jennifer Hegseth has emerged as her husband’s ‘most influential advisor,’ according to a new report

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS A new report has pulled back the curtain on the embarrassing reason Pete Hegseth’s wife is always with him. Jennifer Hegseth, 49, is ever-present at her husband’s side because the defense secretary, who’s repeatedly been accused of abusing alcohol in the past, counts on her to keep him out of