Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, had a problem with alcohol abuse and his behavior caused his second wife, Samantha, to fear for her safety, his former sister-in-law told Senate lawmakers in a sworn affidavit.
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Yes of course everybody is missing the point. I don't know what it's going to take for people to stop chasing shiny objects. They want him because he will follow and issue unlawful orders. We are under attack.
They probably see that as a positive. They like that Hegseth wants to bring back the "warrior" culture in our military.
Which is pointless and stupid. We already have the most powerful military in the world, why the hell do we have to have a military that caters to the "bro" culture assholes too?
And GOP senators still won’t care. They seriously have the lowest possible standards just like their voter base. Just be a bigot and they’ll endorse you
Sexual assault, abuses and denigrates women, completely unqualified, TV star, angry drunk, conservative ideologue and loyal to Trump. Trump isn't a drinker - otherwise this guy is exactly what Trump wants and the GOP too.
And yet, the lack of any intestinal fortitude in Congress will result in this guy being approved for his appointment. The GOP has shown time and again that there is no moral compass.
Why does it matter? If he had beaten his entire family to death in a drunken stupor, Senate Republicans still wouldn't hesitate to confirm him to Trump's cabinet. As Senator Rubio said recently, they work for Trump, not the American people.
All of us should fear for our safety if Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of Defense.
The only reason Trump wants Hegseth is because next time Trump tries to overthrow US democracy he wants the military to assist him.
This guy is a scumbag. His behavior makes him the perfect target for blackmail by foreign and domestic actors. There's a reason why people like him shouldn't have security clearances or be in positions of power.
Hey GOP is THIS enough of an excuse to go against the MAGA flow? Make a stand for Congress’ independence as a coequal branch of our government. We understand any alternative tRump puts forth will probably be equally unqualified. Advise and consent already = don’t rubber stamp.
This won’t change a thing because enabling abusers is a feature of this party! They thrive on power through control, and for these impotent old men, cruelty is the point. We continue to see this. Lorena bobbitt will forever live rent free for some of us.
u could have 4K HDR video of him beating his wife with a tequila bottle and he will still be confirmed, it doesn’t matter anymore. Reality is over, morality is over.
“Pete Hegseth, Felon Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, had a problem with alcohol abuse and his behavior caused his second wife, Samantha, to fear for her safety, his former sister-in-law told Senate lawmakers in a sworn affidavit.”
There. Fixed it. JFC you Media are failing The People.
This man is sorely lacking in so many ways. He should not be anywhere close to the office of the Secretary of Defense. I doubt that Fox would even take him back now.
Why is it always women sticking their necks out to save Americans!!!
WHERE the FUCK are the MEN that have knowledge or have witnessed his behavior?!
WTF!! pu$$ies
Now let’s see if those Senators have the fk’ing backbone to say absolutely NOT. Wouldn’t surprise me if he is confirmed, maybe Elon can salute him like he did all the Proud boys and Oath keepers the other day 🤷🏻♂️
Hegseth’s flippant non-responses on day one and his rapid and convenient radical conversion to an orthodox misogynistic form of religion should cause any sane, thoughtful person to question his character. The sister-in-law simply confirms the suspicions: He’s maximum unfit.
npr helped to usher this admin in through promoting “hillbilly elegy,” asking if refugees really have a right to asylum, etc. so great you finally noticed these are the world’s worst examples of human men. I will not be donating ever again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Can't imagine the kind of terror one would have to be in to have a safeword to keep them safe from their spouse, the kind of terror where someone has to come save you from your own home. Why is he not in jail for this level of abuse and intimidation? Someone literally had to come save her.
I feel like this will just make him more appealing to republicans. It’s a party against no-fault divorce after all. Buckle up friends, this will be even worse than 2017-2020.
Most Trump supporters I personally know have addictions, abuse, unmanaged mental health issues, or unmanaged pain they are dealing with. Hegseth is no surprise.
I'm not sure why this article fails to mention that Biden had Hegseth removed from his inauguration security due to his ties to neo-nazi white supremacists groups. Not mentioning Hegseth's racist tattoos is a huge disservice to your readers.
Let's use the right verb tense @npr.org - he HAS a problem alcohol, not had. You don't turn it off because you stopped for a bit to get through the nomination.
They’re going to confirm the drunk rapist only because upsetting non-MAGA is their primary goal. They don’t give if a fuck if that means screwing the defense of our country.
That’s exactly what it is right there. That has been the reason for everything. Sticking it to the non-MAGA. It’s going to be a long Goddamn four years (if we’re lucky)
Funny how the media doesn't talk about the fact that Trump has repeatedly put in his administration men accused of domestic and sexual abuse as well as sex traffickers!.And the people don't care. How disgusting and pathetic.
Out of 350 million, this is the best America can come up with for defense secretary? To run the military, this is the best America has? And they still claim to be the toughest and smartest? Wow! Totally pathetic. Sex abusers and grifters, felons,oats, thieves, bigots and fascists. America, 2025.
On the other hand. They use a word we think it means something but it means something else in Maganiastan. Criminal is the word they use to describe all less than documented persons. They view the word criminal as encompassing crossing the border without pre-permission
THEY DON'T CARE! tRumps Voters really don't care. This is their kind of MAN. They think men should put women back in their places and they are willing to watch their daughters beaten and raped in the name of Anti-Woke. Any man that has a daughter that voted for tRump is no Father, he's a pimp.
Wrong questions. The only things that matter are 1) Does he support anything Trump wants? 2) would you cast him for the part in a movie ( looks only ) 3) is the world mean to him simply because boys will be boys…
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We have an abuser now in charge of the most powerful military humanity has ever had.
Which is pointless and stupid. We already have the most powerful military in the world, why the hell do we have to have a military that caters to the "bro" culture assholes too?
i seem to recall a senator looking for answers
Just stop feeding Americans any hope
The only reason Trump wants Hegseth is because next time Trump tries to overthrow US democracy he wants the military to assist him.
What the fuck NPR, you’ve already given up?
He HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM
Right now
We've all seen this story, just not in this job.
Do you have evidence that he resolved the problem?
There. Fixed it. JFC you Media are failing The People.
WHERE the FUCK are the MEN that have knowledge or have witnessed his behavior?!
WTF!! pu$$ies