Pete Hegseth’s Fox News Salary Revealed Before Confirmation Hearing

Hegseth, whose Senate confirmation hearing is set to begin Tuesday for his secretary of defense nomination by President-elect Donald Trump, was paid $4.6 million over about two years on a financial disclosure document, the newspaper’s Jeremy Barr shared on X.

But the disparity in pay may be the least of Hegseth’s problems. He may experience an uphill battle to actually get confirmed.

He still has Trump’s support but he won’t have a comfy TV payday to lean on if he wins over the Senate.

His pay cut would not be as massive as former colleague Sean Hannity’s might have been if the high-profile host had been nominated by Trump for a post. (Around a dozen and a half Fox News alums were tapped for possible positions in the incoming administration.)

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