Cotton参议员要求调查West Point关于Pete Hegseth申请的虚假陈述。 Senator Cotton demands investigation into West Point's false statement about Pete Hegseth's application.

Tom Cotton参议员要求调查西点 警校错误地告诉Propublica 特朗普总统的国防部长提名人 Pete Hegseth 从未在那里申请过 Senator Tom Cotton has demanded an investigation into West Point after the academy falsely told ProPublica that Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, had never applied there. Hegseth通过分享他的接受信来反击,导致Propublica撤回其故事。 Hegseth countered by sharing his acceptance letter, leading ProPublica to retract its story. West Point后来道歉,将错误归咎于记录错误。 West Point later apologized, attributing the error to a record-keeping mistake. 棉花怀疑《隐私法》遭到违反,并对错误信息背后的动机提出质疑。 Cotton suspects a Privacy Act violation and questions the motives behind the misinformation. 事件凸显了保守提名人与左派媒体之间的紧张关系。 The incident highlights tensions between conservative nominees and left-leaning media outlets.