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Tue Dec 3, 2024, 09:46 PM Dec 3

Pete Hegseth was known for showing up to work at the set of Fox News with alcohol on his breath & dealing with hangovers [View all]

Pete Hegseth was known for showing up to work at Fox News with alcohol on his breath and dealing with hangovers https://www.alternet.org/pete-hegseth-drunk/


Fox News personality Pete Hegseth — who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to lead the Department of Defense — was known for showing up to work with alcohol on his breath and dealing with hangovers


I’ve seen him dragged away not a few times but multiple times. To have him at the Pentagon would be scary.”

The Storybook Start—and Bitter End—of Pete Hegseth’s First Marriage
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/pete-hegseth-first-marriage

Ann Coulter blasts 'sleazy' Pete Hegseth over alleged 'serial' adultery
https://www.alternet.org/adulterer-ann-coulter-pete-hegseth/


Drunken Trump nominee caught on stage with strippers
https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/12/drunken-trump-nominee-caught-on-stage-with-strippers.html

New York Times: Pete Hegseth’s mother wrote him an email in 2018 accusing him of mistreating women https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/30/politics/pete-hegseth-mother-email-new-york-times/index.html


A previously undisclosed whistle-blower report on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity—to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history

Hegseth was one of 12 national guardsmen flagged as a potential insider threat and removed from the group providing security for the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-insider-threat-biden-inauguration/

Woman accused Hegseth of raping her at a 2017 Republican women’s conference in Monterey, California
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/police-report-details-allegations-that-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-raped-a-woman-in/article_cc7c633e-a7c7-11ef-9e13-af6d1aa8ed78.html

Hegseth seemed to have played a major role in bankrupting the Vets For Freedom by using funds for endless social events and parties https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5017946-pentagon-pick-hegseth-misconduct/

Pete Hegseth accused of chanting ‘kill all Muslims’ on a drunken night out https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-trump-allegations-history-b2657456.html

Pete Hegseth Published Column Saying Sex with Unconscious Woman Isn't Rape https://www.yahoo.com/news/pete-hegseth-published-column-saying-225600849.html

Pete Hegseth accused of being "white supremacist" by civil rights lawyer https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-white-supremacist-trump-1986435

Trump Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth proudly boasted of never washing his hands: ‘Germs are not real’ | ‘Germs are not a real thing.’ https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-hand-washing-video-viral-secretary-defense-trump-1985448


Donald Trump’s potential secretary of defense hasn’t been straightforward about the violent symbolism of his ink.https://www.thebulwark.com/p/whats-the-deal-with-pete-hegseth-crusader-tattoos

Pete Hegseth Falsely Claims He Was 'Completely Cleared' On Sex Assault Allegation https://www.yahoo.com/news/pete-hegseth-falsely-claims-completely-220040788.html

'Hug goodbye lingered': Writer tells of creepy meeting with 'perfect monster' Pete Hegseth https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-2669997939/

Trump's defense pick openly fantasized about military attack on 'domestic enemies': report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/22/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history

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