Hegseth disclosed $4.6 million in Fox pay, $900,000 in speaking fees, and defense-stock holdings
Reporting and findings
- documented
During Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, Hegseth's January 13, 2025 financial disclosure reported $4,602,340 in Fox News salary and ABC calculated $900,000 in fees from forty speaking engagements for the January 1, 2023–December 23, 2024 reporting period; it also reported $1,001–$15,000 holdings in each of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, asset-value bands rather than contract awards or realized profit.
- U.S. Office of Government Ethics: Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report: Pete HegsethOGE Form 278e, employment income, honoraria, and holdings schedules
- ABC News: Hegseth earned $4.6M in salary as Fox News host in past 2 years, nearly $1M in speaking engagementsJanuary 13, 2025 review of filing; lines reporting salary, speaking total, reporting period, and defense-stock bands
Summary and current status
Hegseth disclosed compensation and asset-value bands; the filing reported no Pentagon contract value or personal profit from a government award.
Nominee financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
- Pete HegsethTrump defense nominee filing financial disclosure
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpTrump defense nominee's disclosed compensation and holdingsPete Hegseth
Money trail
paymentFox News salary reported by Hegseth$4,602,340 - Paid by / source
- Fox News
- Received by
- Pete Hegseth
feeSpeaking fees reported by Hegseth$900,000 - Fee payer / source
- Forty speaking-engagement hosts
- Fee recipient
- Pete Hegseth