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Pete Hegseth Is a Drunk and Republicans Will Pay the Price [1]
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Date: 2025-01-25
There are numerous reasons why the newly confirmed Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is unqualified and unfit for this position. He lacks the experience and the temperament. He is sexist, racist and authoritarian, a Christian nationalist. He has already demonstrated that he has been a terrible manager with the two organizations he ran. But of all the reasons Hegseth’s confirmation will come back to bite the Trump and Republicans in the ass is that he is an alcoholic, a drunk.
There is little doubt in my mind that he has been a functioning alcoholic for a long time, though it is clear that his drinking has negatively affected his work and personal relationships. He has promised to quit drinking If he got this position. So, he is essentially admitting that he has a drinking problem, but somehow holding one of the most stressful jobs in the world will want to make him drink less. It’s absurd.
It is very, very rare for someone to just stop drinking without being in some sort of program and/or getting treatment. But he has claimed he’s never had a problem with alcohol despite now promising to never drink during his tenure as Secretary of Defense. This is ludicrous.
So, now Republicans are rolling the dice with our national security and safety by putting office someone they know has a serious drinking problem.
I don’t know for sure that Hegseth will fall off the wagon, but I think it extremely likely. And if he does so at a time of crisis, and that information goes public…well, the political ads write themselves. It will be almost impossible for Republican Senators to defend their votes to confirm him as they were clearly warned about the danger of supporting such a man.
And don’t tell me that if 20 or 30 of the Senate Republicans told Trump that this guy was unfit, that they could all be primaried. They’re a bunch of fucking cowards because they know he shouldn’t hold this job.
I just hope that when Hegseth does fall off the wagon, someone will be there to keep things from getting dangerously out of hand. I’m not holding my breath.
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