Pete Hegseth claims he hasn't received any communication from West Point since the employee's "mistake" led to his rejection.

Nearly a week has passed since the United States Military Academy West Point acknowledged an error in admitting that an employee mistakenly said Pete Hegseth's application was not accepted, and the President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Defense secretary nominee has not received any direct communication from the school.

"Hegseth stated on Tuesday that he hadn't received any communication from West Point."

The former Planet Chronicle host responded with "One would think" when asked if he would like a direct apology from the school.

Last week on X, ProPublica senior editor and reporter Jesse Eisinger revealed that the outlet was informed twice by West Point that Hegseth had not applied for admission. According to Eisinger, he was "100%" never admitted to the school because he never opened a file.

In 1999, West Point accepted Hegseth's application, but he did not attend.

Eisinger admitted that an error was made after the Defense secretary hopeful provided ProPublica with his original acceptance letter to the academy.

West Point stated that a review of their records showed that Peter Hegseth was offered admission to the academy in 1999 but did not attend. An incorrect statement about Hegseth's admission to the U.S. Military Academy was released by an employee on December 10, 2024.

"After examining an old database, employees discovered that the statement was incorrect. West Point accepted Hegseth as a member of the Class of 2003, and the academy sincerely apologizes for the administrative mistake."

West Point Superintendent, Lieutenant General Daniel Christman, US Army, has shared his acceptance letter for Hegseth's application to West Point in 1999, refuting ProPublica's false report that he was not accepted.

A Dec. 11 letter sent to U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lieutenant General Steven Gilland by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., stated that a civilian public-affairs officer, Theresa Brinkerhoff, informed a reporter that Mr. Hegseth did not apply to West Point, which contradicts his previous public statements. However, Cotton clarified that Mr. Hegseth did apply and was accepted to the West Point Class of 2003.

"The revelation of protected personal information about the nominee to be Secretary of Defense to a known liberal outlet like ProPublica may violate Mr. Hegseth's rights under the Privacy Act of 1974 and demonstrate egregiously bad judgment."

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and the senator-elect wrote to Gilland, requesting "all communication and documentation regarding how West Point OPA falsely accused Hegseth of lying about his application."

As Hegseth continues his swing on Capitol Hill, the school employee's mistake comes to light during his meeting with senators in hopes of being confirmed as Trump's secretary of Defense in 2025.

West Point did not immediately provide comment to Planet Chronicle Digital.