‘You Are A Disgusting Person’: Conservative Radio Host Unloads On Liberal Activist For Accusing Pete Hegseth Of Rape

Conservative radio host Ben Ferguson criticized liberal activist Francesca Fiorentini for accusing President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth of rape.

A woman accused Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017, but he and his accuser settled out of court in 2020, with the veteran’s attorney stating that Hegseth chose to settle to avoid the risk of the allegations damaging his career at Fox News. When Fiorentini, on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” alleged that Hegseth is a rapist, Ferguson told her she was an awful person and that he hoped the veteran would sue her for the defamatory remarks.

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“Can I just say that I do think that Pete Hegseth actually is a good choice to oversee the U.S. military? I think they have a lot in common, like just like the U.S. military. Pete Hegseth doesn’t practice consent, you know, when raping and pillaging other people,” Fiorentini said. “And I think the U.S. military does the same thing. They rape and pillage other countries.”

Ferguson responded.

“God, you’re a disgusting human being. I hope he sues you for this. I really do. I hope he sues you for libel and defamation. You deserve to be sued right now for what you just said,” Ferguson said. “And I hope they clean you out. You’re disgusting. You are a disgusting person to say that about someone when you know nothing about it. It’s disgusting that you just go on TV and you have no accountability for calling someone a rapist. You are a sick person.”