Gallego says he will give Hegseth ‘opportunity’ to ‘explain’ past comments

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Sarah Fortinsky Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) declined to say on Sunday whether he intends to vote to confirm President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth, saying he will allow him to explain his controversial past comments. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Jake Tapper noted that Hegseth has said…