Another day, another hit piece against Pete Hegseth.
The media has been attacking Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, with leaks about a years-old sexual assault allegation that was already investigated by police and proven to be false.
Now the media is attacking Pete Hegseth for his so-called drinking problem, citing anonymous sources.
NBC News, citing 10 current and former Fox News employees, reported that Pete Hegseth’s drinking worried his colleagues.
NBC News reported:
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his colleagues at Fox News, according to 10 current and former Fox employees who spoke with NBC News.
Two of those people said that on more than a dozen occasions during Hegseth’s time as a co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” which began in 2017, they smelled alcohol on him before he went on air. Those same two people, plus another, said that during his time there he appeared on television after they’d heard him talk about being hungover as he was getting ready or on set.
One of the sources said they smelled alcohol on him as recently as last month and heard him complain about being hungover this fall.
None of the sources with whom NBC News has spoken could recall an instance in which Hegseth missed a scheduled appearance because he’d been drinking.
A reporter ambushed Pete Hegseth and asked him if he was ever drunk while on the job.
“I’m not gonna dignify that with a response,” Hegseth said to the reporter.
WATCH:
NEW: Pete Hegseth is seen discussing his efforts to get confirmed by the Senate, but a reporter barges in and asks, “Were you ever drunk while traveling on the job?”
Hegseth shuts it down: “I won’t dignify that with a response.”
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 3, 2024
Hegseth’s colleagues Dan Bongino and others defended Hegseth after the latest hit piece.
Worked with Pete for years. This is absolute BULLSHIT. https://t.co/qyH0i2Kunk
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) December 3, 2024
As a former Fox producer, I’ve never heard this in my life.
Everyone spoke highly of him and still does til this day.
I noticed the employees are anonymous. https://t.co/7SmwHQ7993
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) December 4, 2024
I have routinely sat on the couch with @PeteHegseth for 8 years. Not once did I suspect he had consumed anything other than an egg sandwich and coffee before going on air. pic.twitter.com/vjDQUpV9il
— Nicole Saphier, MD (@NBSaphierMD) December 4, 2024
I sae @PeteHegseth numerous times while working at Fox News. Never got the impression he was ever drunk.
No bloodshot eyes. No slurred speech. No disheveled appearance. No wobbly gait. Nothing.
I’m also calling bullshit. https://t.co/VO6SmCNBVI
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) December 4, 2024
