President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> will reportedly be joined by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the annual Army-Navy football game next weekend amid reports that Trump would consider his former campaign rival for Secretary of Defense if his current nominee Pete Hegseth can&#8217;t win confirmation in the Senate.
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin posted on X: &#8220;Florida Governor @RonDeSantis will attend the Army-Navy football game with President Elect @realDonaldTrump next Saturday, per source familiar with DeSantis’ schedule.&#8221;
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NEW: Florida Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonDeSantis</a> will attend the Army-Navy football game with President Elect <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> next Saturday, per source familiar with DeSantis’ schedule.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1865025137407365400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
The 125th game in the series takes place on Saturday, December 14th, in Landover, Maryland.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/hegseth-trump-defense.html">reported</a> that Trump was having conversations about replacing Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth with DeSantis as Hegseth continues to face intense scrutiny over allegations of sexual misconduct and other forms of misconduct, which Hegseth denies.
Trump, however, maintains that he is committed to Hegseth. On Friday he posted a message of support for Hegseth on Truth Social, writing: &#8220;Pete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have you believe. He was a great student &#8211; Princeton/Harvard educated &#8211; with a Military state of mind. He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill. Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!&#8221;
The Times reported that Trump liked the idea of giving DeSantis the job because it would be a &#8220;big story&#8221; if he &#8220;resurrected DeSantis after defeating him.&#8221; Trump is also reportedly impressed with the executive competence that DeSantis has shown governing the state of Florida.
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Hegseth has continued to fight to save his nomination by meeting with U.S. Senators and doing media interviews where he has owned up to past behavior in his personal life, as some <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5025283-hegseth-defense-nomination-doomed/">reports</a> have indicated up to 8 Republican Senators do not support his nomination. Vice President-elect JD Vance said on Friday that the incoming administration is committed to sending Hegseth&#8217;s nomination to the Senate and forcing the issue in the legislature.
&#8220;Pete Hegseth is going to get his hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, not a sham hearing before the American media,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;We&#8217;re not abandoning this nomination.&#8221;

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The Washington Post took a virtual beating on Friday after publishing an article declaring that the two Bronze Star medals awarded to Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee to lead the Pentagon, were less than because they were awarded for &#8220;Meritorious Service&#8221; rather than for &#8220;Valor.&#8221;
In the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/05/pete-hegseth-bronze-star/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a>, military reporter Alex Horton argued that Bronze Stars &#8220;were issued somewhat liberally throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan&#8221; and suggested that because Hegseth was an officer rather than enlisted, the award — which he said had been compared to a &#8220;participation trophy&#8221; — had even less comparative value.
&#8220;While many officers have risked their lives on the battlefield, the majority of fighting and exposure to danger is performed by the enlisted troops they command,&#8221; Horton wrote.
The next sentence refuted most of the article&#8217;s claim, however. After five paragraphs effectively — and thoroughly — disparaging Hegseth&#8217;s Bronze Stars as though they were far from proof that he had distinguished himself as a combat veteran, Horton wrote the following: &#8220;Hegseth also received a Combat Infantryman Badge, which is awarded when infantry soldiers and officers engage an enemy in combat.&#8221;
In order to receive the <a href="https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Combat%20Infantryman%20Badge%20CIB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB)</a>, soldiers must meet ALL of the following criteria:
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<li>Be an infantry Soldier satisfactorily performing infantry duties.</li>
<li>Be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat.</li>
<li>Actively participate in such ground combat. Campaign or battle credit alone is not sufficient for award of the CIB.</li>
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In order to earn the CIB, Hegseth had to not only be assigned to the unit that participated in direct armed conflict, he had to be an active participant in such combat action. Horton&#8217;s willingness to write off Hegseth&#8217;s &#8220;Meritorious Service&#8221; Bronze Stars as trivial while only including his CIB as an aside suggests an agenda that many on X picked up on.
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&#8220;.@WaPo is seriously arguing &#8216;Actually, Hegseth earning two bronze stars in Iraq and Afghanistan isn’t that impressive,'&#8221; John Hasson wrote.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/wapo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaPo</a> is seriously arguing “Actually, Hegseth earning two bronze stars in Iraq and Afghanistan isn’t that impressive” <a href="https://t.co/dNhTYqt13J">pic.twitter.com/dNhTYqt13J</a>
&mdash; John Hasson (@SonofHas) <a href="https://twitter.com/SonofHas/status/1864841141398409716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Every Bronze Star recipient, along with the families, should cancel their subscription to the Washington Post immediately. Of all the gutter trash thrown at Pete Hegseth, this may be the worst of the worst. Absolutely shameful,&#8221; Joe Concha added.
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Every Bronze Star recipient, along with the families, should cancel their subscription to the Washington Post immediately. Of all the gutter trash thrown at Pete Hegseth, this may be the worst of the worst. Absolutely shameful. <a href="https://t.co/Mj5BKMHSMN">https://t.co/Mj5BKMHSMN</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1864949531923632324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Fox News host Will Cain — who cohosted &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend&#8221; alongside Hegseth and Rachel Campos-Duffy — added, &#8220;So now they have moved to diminishing Hegseth’s Bronze Stars. This is so gross but it’s also desperate and flailing. Shows the illegitimacy of all the attacks. Just a total Kavanaugh.&#8221;
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So now they have moved to diminishing Hegseth’s Bronze Stars. This is so gross but it’s also desperate and flailing. Shows the illegitimacy of all the attacks. Just a total Kavanaugh. <a href="https://t.co/Q1sM9iaUkI">https://t.co/Q1sM9iaUkI</a>
&mdash; Will Cain (@willcain) <a href="https://twitter.com/willcain/status/1864881950025994393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Washington Post hates Pete Hegseth so much that it’s now decided the Bronze Star (which Hegseth was awarded 2x) is meh and not very impressive. Which is weird, because the Washington Post wrote tons of articles about collusion hoaxer Robert Mueller’s Bronze Star. Curious!&#8221; The Federalist&#8217;s Sean Davis posted.
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The Washington Post hates Pete Hegseth so much that it’s now decided the Bronze Star (which Hegseth was awarded 2x) is meh and not very impressive.
Which is weird, because the Washington Post wrote tons of articles about collusion hoaxer Robert Mueller’s Bronze Star. Curious! <a href="https://t.co/RhRPtoLMv7">pic.twitter.com/RhRPtoLMv7</a>
&mdash; Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href="https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1864848226743955945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;When Biden awarded the Bronze Star to an intelligence analyst, @Washingtonpost called it &#8216;one of the Army’s most prestigious awards.&#8217; But when @PeteHegseth earns two of them, WaPo says &#8216;Actually, they’re pretty common.&#8217; It’s (D)ifferent for some people,&#8221; Hasson added.
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When Biden awarded the Bronze Star to an intelligence analyst, <a href="https://twitter.com/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Washingtonpost</a> called it “one of the Army’s most prestigious awards” 
But when <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeteHegseth</a> earns two of them, WaPo says “Actually, they’re pretty common”
It’s (D)ifferent for some people <a href="https://t.co/xgPSKSF3Xr">pic.twitter.com/xgPSKSF3Xr</a>
&mdash; John Hasson (@SonofHas) <a href="https://twitter.com/SonofHas/status/1864850546231857290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WaPo Torched For Dismissing Pete Hegseth’s 2 Bronze Stars As ‘Common,’ ‘Participation Trophy’

WaPo Torched For Dismissing Pete Hegseth's 2 Bronze Stars As 'Common,' 'Participation Trophy'

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President-elect Donald Trump released a statement on Friday morning standing by his Secretary of Defense pick, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-hegseth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Hegseth</a>, as legacy media <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-devotes-multiple-segments-to-pete-hegseth-drinking-beer-on-a-st-pats-day-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> critical of Hegseth&#8217;s credentials and past behavior have ramped up.
Hegseth has been meeting with senators on Capitol Hill and talking to reporters as an NBC News article circulated citing anonymous sources accusing the veteran of excessive consumption of alcohol and worrying his Fox News colleagues. Following the NBC News report, however, multiple colleagues of Hegseth spoke up and defended him. As questions mounted about Hegseth&#8217;s chance to be cleared by the Senate, Trump said he is standing by his nominee, adding that despite &#8220;Fake News&#8221; reports, Hegseth maintains strong support.
&#8220;Pete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have you believe,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113605996857369106" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;He was a great student &#8211; Princeton/Harvard educated &#8211; with a Military state of mind. He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill. Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!&#8221;
Vice President-elect JD Vance <a href="https://x.com/jdvance/status/1865028676359725196?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;Led by President Trump, we&#8217;re fighting for Pete Hegseth. And we&#8217;re doing so because Pete Hegseth will fight for our troops. For too long, the Pentagon has been led by people who lose wars. Pete Hegseth is a man who fought in those wars. We&#8217;ve got his back.&#8221;
Trump is doubling down on his support for Hegseth as legacy media reports cite unnamed Republican senators reportedly concerned about Hegseth&#8217;s nomination being shot down by the Senate. An unidentified senator spoke to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5025283-hegseth-defense-nomination-doomed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a> in a report published on Thursday, saying, “I think most people do not expect Hegseth to make it. There’s seven or eight [Republican] votes against him. It’s a matter of time.” Other reports and unnamed GOP senators have floated Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a replacement for Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
On Wednesday, Hegseth <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-fiery-pete-hegseth-goes-on-offensive-in-first-sit-down-interview-since-nomination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sat down with Megyn Kelly</a> for his first interview since being tapped by Trump and responded to some of the claims made against him. He told Kelly that the NBC News story is a &#8220;smear&#8221; campaign against &#8220;someone who supports Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda.&#8221;
“They never asked those people,” Hegseth told Kelly. “And that’s what a smear looks like. It’s a couple anonymous nuggets, usually from disgruntled people who are fired for cause, who are jealous or want a little bit of retribution. And so they peddle stuff to reporters who are not interested in the truth, they’re interested in smearing someone who supports Donald Trump’s agenda. It’s really clear.”
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Hegseth added, “My meetings with (senators) have been fantastic. No one has looked me in the eye and said, ‘I have concerns and I can’t vote for you.’ In fact, most have said, let’s take a picture, and I’m behind you all the way. And that’s a reflection of Donald Trump and the strength of his election, but also the mandate to change something at the Defense Department. We’re not backing down one bit.”
The legacy media has also focused on a sexual assault allegation against Hegseth made by an unnamed woman in 2017. Authorities investigated the allegation and no charges were filed against Hegseth.
“It’s very simple,” Hegseth said of the sex assault allegation. “The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.”

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Trump Stands By Pete Hegseth Amid Legacy Media Firestorm

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/michael-j-knowles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Knowles</a> warned Republicans that if they think the attacks on President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary pick <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-fiery-pete-hegseth-goes-on-offensive-in-first-sit-down-interview-since-nomination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Hegseth</a> have been intense, wait until they see what happens with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard.
During Knowles&#8217; appearance on “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJtm5Tox8Z0">The Megyn Kelly Show</a>” podcast, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelly</a> said “we are really at a crossroads here about whether we are going to sacrifice these nominees because of checkered personal pasts or not. It’s not going to get easier after Pete.”
“I&#8217;m not surprised that the media and Democrats want to tank Pete Hegseth, and to me, that&#8217;s a real mark of confidence in his nomination,&#8221; Knowles said. &#8220;I really like Pete Hegseth … Pete is one of the first guys that I met when I got into political media.&#8221;
“I&#8217;ve known him for years, and years. … Every interaction that I&#8217;ve had with this guy is that he&#8217;s a really terrific guy,” he added. “And so, the knocks on him that have come from the press are that years ago that he was a bit of a casanova, and he&#8217;s never really hid that, I don&#8217;t think, but if that&#8217;s the best that they can come up with, they&#8217;ve got some really insane allegations that there&#8217;s no evidence for whatsoever.”
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“I think it is great for the military. I think it&#8217;s great for morale to have someone who looks like Pete, who talks like Pete, who thinks like Pete, has Pete&#8217;s experience, to be in charge of the Pentagon,&#8221; Knowles continued. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s probably already helping military recruitment and military morale, and so I think he&#8217;s a solid pick.”
Knowles said there’s “real political risk here for President Trump” if Hegseth goes down like his recent pick for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz.
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“I understand why he accepted Matt Gaetz’s removal from the AG nomination,” the Daily Wire host said. “But now there&#8217;s a little bit of blood in the water as a result of that. And so, it seems to me, there is a major risk…”
“If Hegseth were to go down, you know all the attention is next going to be on Bobby Kennedy, then it&#8217;s going to be on Tulsi Gabbard, who knows &#8212; it&#8217;s going to be on Ron DeSantis, if they put Ron DeSantis up for defense secretary. I don&#8217;t think that ends the problem. I think in many ways, it would exacerbate it.”
Kelly said Republicans are going to have to “find their steely spines” because when it comes to RFK Jr., he makes Hegseth look like the “consummate boy scout” in comparison. She then pointed out that Gabbard is going to be labeled a “Russian foreign agent,” saying “there’s going to be tens of anonymous sources” claiming her connections to Bashar al-Assad.
Knowles joked that “the letter is already being written” to discredit her, comparing it to the letter written by “51 former and present intelligence officials” to discredit the authenticity of the Hunter Biden laptop during the 2020 election.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> devoted multiple segments on Thursday to coverage of a Washington Post report about President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, criticizing him for drinking beer during a &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; segment about St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.
The story comes just as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-story-is-horsesh-hegseths-colleagues-fiercely-defend-him-after-nbc-news-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a> ran a hit piece — citing a number of anonymous sources, but apparently not bothering to speak to his former cohosts and colleagues at Fox News — accusing Hegseth of drinking to excess on a regular basis.
Newsbusters managing editor Curtis Houck shared some of the coverage via X:
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The Washington Post story about Hegseth also came up on CNN in the 9am Eastern hour, touting the anonymous sources claiming to have worked at Fox News, but left out the fact that the incident in question in which they saw him drink beer&#8230;.was on St. Patrick&#39;s Day <a href="https://t.co/LOPkxEDCi0">pic.twitter.com/LOPkxEDCi0</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1864743682324205852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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And more:
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And the 6am hour&#8230;.
“Hegseth has denied all wrongdoing; yesterday mounted a public defense in an interview with fellow former Fox host Megyn Kelly&#8230;Last night, The Washington Post reporting this: ‘At FOX News, Hegseth had a reputation as a heavy drinker. According to six… <a href="https://t.co/kXV8WmtfUV">pic.twitter.com/kXV8WmtfUV</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1864749890363912259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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But what critics quickly pointed out was that the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day segment was tame when compared to some of the CNN New Year&#8217;s Eve coverage featuring anchor Anderson Cooper, Bravo host Andy Cohen, and former CNN anchor Don Lemon.
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&#8220;Has CNN watched CNN&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve coverage?&#8221; Stephen L. Miller <a href="https://x.com/redsteeze/status/1864727365785403686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>.
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Pete Hegseth had some beers on St. Patrick&#39;s Day. <a href="https://t.co/memDUtPmxd">https://t.co/memDUtPmxd</a> <a href="https://t.co/GyctlovkRh">pic.twitter.com/GyctlovkRh</a>
&mdash; Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1864749740031701144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Abigail Jackson, communications director for Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) shared a screenshot of Cooper and Cohen doing shots.
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Also CNN <a href="https://t.co/7wgb9ipylY">https://t.co/7wgb9ipylY</a> <a href="https://t.co/TGQxZFxVaJ">pic.twitter.com/TGQxZFxVaJ</a>
&mdash; Abigail Jackson 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) <a href="https://twitter.com/abigailmarone/status/1864754851189539173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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There was even an entire segment that ran during CNN&#8217;s 2017 New Year&#8217;s special in which an obviously intoxicated Don Lemon got a piercing.
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WATCH The most Cringeworthy thing in 2017 so far: CNN&#39;s Don Lemon completely wasted, getting a piercing on live TV&#8230; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CNNNYE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CNNNYE</a> <a href="https://t.co/WtYVADndAo">pic.twitter.com/WtYVADndAo</a>
&mdash; Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/815444752128741376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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In 2018, Cooper and Cohen did a lot of tequila shots.
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The Anderson Cooper shot montage you didn&#39;t know you needed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CNNNYE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CNNNYE</a> <a href="https://t.co/QC2YBhUxd6">pic.twitter.com/QC2YBhUxd6</a>
&mdash; Amber Duke (@ambermarieduke) <a href="https://twitter.com/ambermarieduke/status/1079962524089499648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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A 2020 segment featured Cohen and Cooper, both inebriated, playing a game with Snoop Dogg.
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What is going on at CNN, part 1&#8230;.
An absolutely hammered Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper decides to to play &quot;have you gotten high at&quot; with Snoop Dogg <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CNNNYE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CNNNYE</a> <a href="https://t.co/GRwp0kTm3U">pic.twitter.com/GRwp0kTm3U</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1344878662760472577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Others noticed a parallel to the Democrats&#8217; failed attempts to derail the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
&#8220;It’s literally the exact same playbook as Kavanaugh. When the sex allegations flame out because they are nonsense, switch to &#8216;He Likes Beer!!!'&#8221; David Marcus posted.
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It’s literally the exact same playbook as Kavanaugh. When the sex allegations flame out because they are nonsense, switch to “He Likes Beer!!!” <a href="https://t.co/90hGHc55jC">https://t.co/90hGHc55jC</a>
&mdash; David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueBoxDave/status/1864730421231059295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;They are trying to Kavanaugh Pete Hegseth. We are not letting this happen! Folks, this is the hill to die on. They Kavanaugh Pete Hegseth? And the swamp’s already won,&#8221; radio host and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino said during his Wednesday show.
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Per Dan: TREND THIS HASHTAG‼️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PushPeteThrough?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PushPeteThrough</a> 
Dan Bongino <a href="https://twitter.com/dbongino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dbongino</a>: “They are trying to Kavanaugh Pete Hegseth. We are not letting this happen! Folks, this is the hill to die on. They Kavanaugh Pete Hegseth? And the swamp’s already won.”<a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeteHegseth</a> <a href="https://t.co/xTSNchMWNq">pic.twitter.com/xTSNchMWNq</a>
&mdash; MAGA Kitty (@SaveUSAKitty) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaveUSAKitty/status/1864343822248882630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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CNN Devotes Multiple Segments To Pete Hegseth Drinking Beer — On A St. Pat’s Day Show

CNN Devotes Multiple Segments To Pete Hegseth Drinking Beer — On A St. Pat's Day Show

Alcohol

Anderson Cooper

New Year's

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/msnbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSNBC</a> guest — and staff writer at The Atlantic — David Frum stepped far enough over the line on Wednesday that even the hosts of &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; balked, condemning his comments as &#8220;too flippant&#8221; for the current climate.
Frum compared Hegseth to a nominee put forward years ago by the late President George H.W. Bush, arguing that Hegseth had all of the same weaknesses, but none of the strengths. Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski did not interrupt Frum while he was speaking, but paused after his segment ended to address the audience and put some distance on what he had said.
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VIDEO &#8211; David Frum on Pete Hegseth: ‘If You’re Too Drunk for Fox News, You’re Very, Very Drunk Indeed’ <a href="https://t.co/1yef9312n5">https://t.co/1yef9312n5</a>
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&#8220;Well, just given what one sees on camera, if you’re too drunk for Fox News, you’re very, very drunk indeed. So, that’s alarming,&#8221; Frum said. &#8220;In 1989, President George H.W. Bush nominated John Tower, senator from Texas, for Secretary of Defense. And Tower was a very considerable person, a real defense intellectual, someone who deeply understood defense, unlike the current nominee. And it emerged that Tower had a drinking problem. And when he was drinking too much, he would make himself a nuisance or worse to women around him.&#8221;
&#8220;And for that reason, his nomination collapsed in 1989. You don’t wanna think that our moral standards have declined so much that you can say, &#8216;Let’s take all the drinking, all the sex-pesting, subtract any knowledge of defense, subtract any leadership. And there’s your next Secretary of Defense for the 21st century,'&#8221; he added.
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But his comments, according to Scarborough and Brzezinski, were not acceptable — and they addressed that just before cutting away to a commercial break.
&#8220;Before we go to break, a little earlier in this block, there was a comment made about Fox News in our coverage about Pete Hegseth and the growing number of allegations about his behavior over the years and possible addiction to alcohol or issues with alcohol,&#8221; Brzezinski said. &#8220;The comment was a little too flippant for this moment that we are in. We just wanna make that comment as well. We wanna make that clear. We have differences in coverage with Fox News and that’s a good debate that we should have often. But right now, I just wanna say to say there are a lot of good people who work at Fox News who care about Pete Hegseth and we’ll wanna leave it at that.&#8221;

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Guest’s Anti-Hegseth Rant Is So Far Over The Line Even ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Condemn It

Guest's Anti-Hegseth Rant Is So Far Over The Line Even 'Morning Joe' Hosts Condemn It

Morning Joe

MSNBC

Trump&#8217;s nominee for Secretary of Defense, combat veteran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-hegseth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Hegseth</a>, came out swinging on Wednesday, during his first sit-down interview since being tapped for the position.
Hegseth has been the subject of numerous legacy media attacks since his nomination, including one from NBC News fueled by anonymous sources and another from The New York Times which included the publishing of a leaked private email from Hegseth&#8217;s mother.
Speaking to journalist Megyn Kelly, Hegseth said he&#8217;s done letting the media run with stories about him. &#8220;What has been said about me, it was so ridiculous and all anonymous that we didn&#8217;t want to give it oxygen. You don&#8217;t want to respond to things that don&#8217;t merit a response,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But going forward &#8230; it&#8217;s our time to stand up and tell the truth and our side.&#8221;
The former Fox News host claimed what&#8217;s happening to him now is a &#8220;smear&#8221; job.
&#8220;It is the classic &#8216;art of the smear,'&#8221; he told Kelly. &#8220;Take whatever tiny kernels of truth, and there are tiny, tiny ones in there, and blow them up into a masquerade of a narrative about somebody that I&#8217;m definitely not.&#8221;
He also ripped the media for &#8220;never asking the people who were involved directly&#8221; while they&#8217;ve reported on him.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a list right here of people,&#8221; he said, pulling out a sheet of paper from his coat pocket. &#8220;Will Cain and my hosts at Fox News have come out, all the folks on &#8216;Fox &amp; Friends&#8217; have all come out and said, &#8216;this is not Pete, and we&#8217;ve worked with Pete for 10 years, every single morning, every single day.&#8221;
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A recent NBC News story suggested Hegseth has a drinking problem and repeatedly showed up to work drunk. The story was only backed by anonymous sources, and soon after it was published, Hegseth’s old Fox News colleagues jumped to his defense &#8212; on record. His two former “Fox &amp; Friends” co-hosts Will Cain and Rachel Campos-Duffy, for example, called the report “horse s***” and said NBC never bothered to reach out to them.
&#8220;They never asked those people,&#8221; Hegseth told Kelly. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what a smear looks like. It&#8217;s a couple anonymous nuggets, usually from disgruntled people who are fired for cause, who are jealous or want a little bit of retribution. And so they peddle stuff to reporters who are not interested in the truth, they&#8217;re interested in smearing someone who supports Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda. It&#8217;s really clear.&#8221;
Hegseth also told Kelly that he has the support of Trump, whom he met with this morning, and has had positive meetings with U.S. Senators.
&#8220;Trump told me, &#8216;You&#8217;re going to need to be tough as s***,'&#8221; Hegseth recalled. &#8220;But he paused again as I was walking away and said, &#8216;But you&#8217;re the man for this moment, I chose you because you&#8217;re the guy that&#8217;s going to put the warfighters first. &#8230; Clean house of the woke crap.'&#8221;
&#8220;&#8216;Hey Pete, I got your back. It&#8217;s a fight. They&#8217;re coming after you &#8212; get after it,'&#8221; Hegseth said Trump told him.
&#8220;My meetings with (senators) have been fantastic,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;No one has looked me in the eye and said, &#8216;I have concerns and I can&#8217;t vote for you.&#8217; In fact, most have said, let&#8217;s take a picture, and I&#8217;m behind you all the way. And that&#8217;s a reflection of Donald Trump and the strength of his election, but also the mandate to change something at the Defense Department. We&#8217;re not backing down one bit.&#8221;
In addition to his rough go with the press, it was uncovered last month that Hegseth was accused of sexual assault back in 2017. An unnamed woman claims Hegseth sexually assaulted her in a hotel room following a conservative conference. Hegseth said that the encounter was consensual, and police decided against any further action.
“It’s very simple,” Hegseth has <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/21/us-news/trump-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-addresses-alleged-sex-assault/">told</a> the press. “The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.”
Notably, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly">Kelly</a> went through the police report on her show last month and said the accusation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-methodically-breaks-down-bulls-allegation-against-pete-hegseth">looks to be “bulls***”</a> and stated that it appears the accuser “was not raped,” but panicked after her husband became suspicious that she cheated with Hegseth.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjHk96-UCrE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To view the full episode, click here</a>.
WATCH:
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-pentagon-nominee-pete-hegseth-reveals-details-from-call-with-trump-says-he-wont-back-down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: Pentagon Nominee Pete Hegseth Reveals Details From Call With Trump, Says He Won’t Back Down</a>

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A Fiery Pete Hegseth Goes On Offensive In First Sit-Down Interview Since Nomination

&#8220;The View&#8221; cohost <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/whoopi-goldberg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whoopi Goldberg</a> claimed on Wednesday that decorated Army veteran Pete Hegseth — President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee to lead the Defense Department — wanted to &#8220;get rid of women.&#8221;
Goldberg and her cohosts on the ABC midday talk show complained that Hegseth wanted to disqualify people from serving in the military, arguing that was a bad idea when the armed services were already facing a recruitment crisis.
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While lying about Pete Hegseth&#39;s position about women in the military (falsely claim he doesn&#39;t women there at all, when he was was talking about frontline infantry), Whoopi Goldberg suggests he and people like him want to eliminate women from the American population. <a href="https://t.co/P0VYrfJB1W">pic.twitter.com/P0VYrfJB1W</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1864343592514297988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Goldberg appeared to take issue with statements Hegseth has made — specifically his argument that women should not serve in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/take-it-from-a-female-army-vet-pete-hegseth-is-right-about-women-in-combat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">direct combat roles</a> — and exaggerated that to falsely claim that he did not want women to serve in the military at all.
&#8220;Here you&#8217;re telling people, &#8216;Oh, you&#8217;re not qualified, you&#8217;re not qualified,'&#8221; Goldberg said, her tone condescending. &#8220;That does not seem to be a good way to keep people in a VOLUNTEER ARMY.&#8221;
As the audience laughed and applauded, cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin noted that the military was already facing a crisis with regard to low recruitment numbers — implying that Hegseth&#8217;s position on the issue would only serve to worsen that crisis.
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&#8220;The U.S. military has a recruitment crisis, we need more people to volunteer, including women,&#8221; Griffin said.
&#8220;A recruitment crisis among men, especially,&#8221; cohost Sunny Hostin added, apparently suggesting that the military needed more women to make up for the deficit in male recruits.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t worry, we got you. The women got you,&#8221; Goldberg crowed. &#8220;You know, when you get rid of us — if you get rid of the women, you getting rid of half the population. That&#8217;s not a smart move to make.&#8221;
Hegseth has never argued against women in the military in general, but has said that certain combat roles should be reserved for men only.
&#8220;I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles,” he said on “The Shawn Ryan Show,” adding, “It hasn’t made us more effective, hasn’t made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated. We’ve all served with women and they’re great, just — our institution don’t have to incentivize that in places where traditionally — not traditionally, over human history — men in those positions are more capable.”

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Whoopi Delivers Unhinged Rant Aimed At Hegseth, Claims He Wants To ‘Get Rid Of Women’

Whoopi Delivers Unhinged Rant Aimed At Hegseth, Claims He Wants To 'Get Rid Of Women'

The View

Whoopi Goldberg

Penelope Hegseth joined &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; on Wednesday morning to defend her son, and she took direct aim at legacy media for running with a series of attacks on decorated Army veteran Pete Hegseth since President-elect Donald Trump selected him to be Secretary of Defense.
Her appearance follows a number of hit pieces accusing her son of everything from sexual misconduct to excessive drinking and sexist behavior — along with a New York Times report that included the publication of a private email sent by Penelope to her son amid a contentious divorce — and she accused the media of only looking for the bad.
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PENELOPE HEGSETH: <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeteHegseth</a> is &quot;the most faithful patriot of this country &#8230; he has fought and almost died for his country. He&#39;s a good dad, he&#39;s an amazing son and father — and that&#39;s the Pete I want people to know.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/3sgSVvfVm7">pic.twitter.com/3sgSVvfVm7</a>
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&#8220;Thank you for your belief in my son. We all believe in him. We really believe that he is not the man he was seven years ago. I’m not that mother, and I hope people will hear that story today and the truth of that story,&#8221; Penelope told &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; host Steve Doocy.
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&#8220;I am here to tell the truth. To tell the truth to the American people and tell the truth to the senators on the hill, especially our female senators. I really hope that you will not listen to the media, and you will listen to Pete,&#8221; she continued.
Doocy asked Penelope to clarify the email in which she had accused her son of being &#8220;abusive to women,&#8221; among other things.
&#8220;Go back seven years, which, if we all went back seven years, we would see maybe we are not the people we are today. They were going through, Pete, and his wife at the time were going through a difficult divorce, a very emotional time and I’m sure many of you across the country understand how difficult divorce is on a family. There&#8217;s emotions,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We say things and I wrote that in haste, I wrote that with deep emotion, I wrote that as a parent. About two hours later, my husband tells me I should think through things more. Pete and I are both very passionate people. I wrote that out of love, and about two hours later, I retracted it with an apology and nobody has seen that. It was a difficult time.&#8221;
Penelope then turned her attention to the media, adding, &#8220;I want to say something about the media. Part of today is to discredit the media and how they operate. When they contact you, I let a few phone calls go. But then they call you and they threaten you, that&#8217;s the first thing they do. &#8216;Unless you make a statement, we will publish it as is.&#8217; I think that is a despicable way to treat anyone, threats are dangerous and they are hard on families.&#8221;

Trump’s Nominee For Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Meets With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

Pete Hegseth’s Mom Speaks Up, Trashes ‘Despicable’ Media Amid Flurry Of Hit Pieces And Attacks

Pete Hegseth's Mom Speaks Up, Trashes 'Despicable' Media Amid Flurry Of Hit Pieces And Attacks

Fox News

Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday morning that he has no plans to withdraw his name from consideration, revealing a recent call he had with President-elect Donald Trump.
“I spoke to the President-elect this morning. He said keep going, keep fighting, find your own way,&#8221; Hegseth told reporters.
Asked about withdrawing his name, the combat veteran responded, &#8220;Why would I back down? I’ve always been a fighter. I’m here for the warfighters. This is personal and passionate for me.”
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The next Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth: “I spoke to the President-elect this morning. He said keep going, keep fighting…
Why would I back down? I’ve always been a fighter. I’m here for the warfighters. This is personal &amp; passionate for me.” 🔥 
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Hegseth&#8217;s former colleagues at Fox News came to his defense on Tuesday evening after an NBC News report fueled by anonymous sources <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-story-is-horsesh-hegseths-colleagues-fiercely-defend-him-after-nbc-news-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> Hegseth was routinely drunk on air.
Fox News’ Will Cain, co-host of &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/willcain/status/1864077559668850827">responded</a> to the NBC article, “Your story is horses*** @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source. Signed, The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6 am.”
Hegseth&#8217;s other former &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend&#8221; co-host, Rachel Campos-Duffy, issued a similar response. “The losers at @NBCNews never reached out to me either. @willcain is right – your story IS  horses***,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/RCamposDuffy/status/1864155602609447297">wrote</a>. &#8220;You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story?”
It was uncovered last month that Hegseth was accused of sexual assault back in 2017. An unnamed woman claims Hegseth sexually assaulted her in a hotel room following a conservative conference. Hegseth said that the encounter was consensual, and police decided against any further action.
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“It’s very simple,” Hegseth <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/21/us-news/trump-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-addresses-alleged-sex-assault/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the press. “The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.”
Notably, journalist and attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly</a> went through the police report on her show and said that the accusation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-methodically-breaks-down-bulls-allegation-against-pete-hegseth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looks to be &#8220;bulls***&#8221;</a> and stated that it appears the accuser &#8220;was not raped,&#8221; but panicked after her husband became suspicious that she cheated with Hegseth.
Reports circulated Monday evening that Trump is weighing the option of Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a replacement Secretary of Defense nominee.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-story-is-horsesh-hegseths-colleagues-fiercely-defend-him-after-nbc-news-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Your Story Is Horsesh**’: Hegseth’s Colleagues Fiercely Defend Him After NBC News Attack</a>

WATCH: Pentagon Nominee Pete Hegseth Reveals Details From Call With Trump, Says He Won’t Back Down

General

NBC News

After NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseths-drinking-worried-colleagues-fox-news-sources-tell-nbc-ne-rcna181471">reported</a> that anonymous  colleagues of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, was drunk while on air, professional colleagues of Hegseth ripped NBC and fiercely defended Hegseth.
NBC News reported:
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Pete Hegseth, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-picks-fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-rcna179895">President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary</a>, 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 &amp; 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. 
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Unlike the anonymous colleagues cited in the report, several people who work with Hegseth regularly went on the record to defend him from the attack.
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Dan Bongino: “Worked with Pete for years. This is absolute BULLS***
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Worked with Pete for years. This is absolute BULLSHIT. <a href="https://t.co/qyH0i2Kunk">https://t.co/qyH0i2Kunk</a>
&mdash; Dan Bongino (@dbongino) <a href="https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/1864071547490574417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Fox News’ Will Cain, co-host of Fox &amp; Friends Weekend: “Your story is horse*** @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source. Signed, The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6 am.”
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Your story is horseshit <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCNews</a>. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source. Signed, The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6am.
&mdash; Will Cain (@willcain) <a href="https://twitter.com/willcain/status/1864077559668850827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Cain also provided a place for those who had worked with Hegseth to denounce the accusation:
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10 “anonymous sources” for <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCNews</a>.
Here’s your on the record statements from people who worked with <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeteHegseth</a>. I know there’s MANY more of you. Drop it here. 👇<a href="https://twitter.com/dbongino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dbongino</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NBSaphierMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBSaphierMD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Johnny_Joey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Johnny_Joey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kylenabecker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kylenabecker</a> <a href="https://t.co/OkvTY4J5iu">pic.twitter.com/OkvTY4J5iu</a>
&mdash; Will Cain (@willcain) <a href="https://twitter.com/willcain/status/1864128420579340344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Clay Travis of Outkick: “Add me to the list. It’s ridiculous bulls***.”
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Add me to the list. It’s ridiculous bullshit.
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1864143824362123295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Travis continued, “I’ll say it again as I’ve said it for years: anonymous quotes where people rip on other people shouldn’t be part of any ‘journalism.’ It’s total bulls***. If you aren’t man or woman enough to put your actual name behind your criticism then it shouldn’t be published. Period.”
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I’ll say it again as I’ve said it for years: anonymous quotes where people rip on other people shouldn’t be part of any “journalism.” It’s total bullshit. If you aren’t man or woman enough to put your actual name behind your criticism then it shouldn’t be published. Period.
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1864141842716995602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Travis added, “And for the record, having done early morning media for years, there’s no way anyone with actual alcohol issues can do early morning TV or radio for years and never miss shows. Of all the media jobs, early morning is BY FAR the least forgiving and most demanding.”
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And for the record, having done early morning media for years, there’s no way anyone with actual alcohol issues can do early morning TV or radio for years and never miss shows. Of all the media jobs, early morning is BY FAR the least forgiving and most demanding.
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1864143493309854171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Rachel Campos-Duffy, co-host of Fox &amp; Friends Weekend: “The losers at @NBCNews never reached out to me either. @willcain is right &#8211; your story IS  horses***. You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story?”
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The losers at <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCNews</a> never reached out to me either. <a href="https://twitter.com/willcain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@willcain</a> is right &#8211; your story IS horseshit. You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story? <a href="https://t.co/s5YJsI23EV">https://t.co/s5YJsI23EV</a>
&mdash; Rachel Campos-Duffy (@RCamposDuffy) <a href="https://twitter.com/RCamposDuffy/status/1864155602609447297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Fox News’ contributor Lisa Boothe: “I&#8217;ve guest co-hosted with him numerous times before. Not once did this happen. Not once have I heard this from others. This is such a disgusting and false smear. It is wrong and malicious.”
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I&#39;ve guest co-hosted with him numerous times before. Not once did this happen. Not once have I heard this from others. This is such a disgusting and false smear. It is wrong and malicious. <a href="https://t.co/avtrIo9Qzw">https://t.co/avtrIo9Qzw</a>
&mdash; Lisa Boothe 🇺🇸 (@LisaMarieBoothe) <a href="https://twitter.com/LisaMarieBoothe/status/1864134711720722942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Former Fox News producer Breanna Morello: “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.”
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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. <a href="https://t.co/7SmwHQ7993">https://t.co/7SmwHQ7993</a>
&mdash; Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href="https://twitter.com/BreannaMorello/status/1864102530835243437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Another attack on Hegseth on Sunday came from The New Yorker in a <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history">piece</a> titled “Pete Hegseth’s Secret History.” The piece quoted “a previously undisclosed whistle-blower report” that accused Hegseth, as The New Yorker reported, of “being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity” as the president of Concerned Veterans for America between 2013 and 2016.
The New Yorker reported, “In response to questions from this magazine, Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, replied with the following statement, which he said came from ‘an advisor’ to Hegseth: ‘We’re not going to comment on outlandish claims laundered through The New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former associate of Mr. Hegseth’s. Get back to us when you try your first attempt at actual journalism.’”
The NBC piece has not been updated with the on the record comments from colleagues on Hegseth.

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‘Your Story Is Horsesh**’:  Hegseth’s Colleagues Fiercely Defend Him After NBC News Attack

President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> is considering Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to lead the Department of Defense amid concern over the ability of current nominee, Pete Hegseth, to be confirmed, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal first <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-mulls-replacing-pete-hegseth-with-florida-gov-ron-desantis-8f682ad2?st=mZwu8H" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Trump was considering nominating DeSantis for Secretary of Defense as there appears to be a growing number of Republican senators who have <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-pick-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-peril-senate-republicans-rcna182738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed</a> concern over whether Hegseth would clear confirmation hurdles.
CBS News confirmed that multiple sources familiar with the Trump transition team said that DeSantis was now under consideration for the role.
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NEW: Two sources familiar with the transition tell <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cbsnews</a>’ <a href="https://twitter.com/aaronlarnavarro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aaronlarnavarro</a> and me that President-elect Trump is considering naming Florida <a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovRonDeSantis</a> as his pick for Defense Secretary. He would replace embattled Fox News host Pete Hegseth. Hegseth has faced allegations of…
— Ed O&#8217;Keefe (@edokeefe) <a href="https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1864156067720253702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) were also being considered in addition to DeSantis, according to CNN.
Trump and DeSantis attended a Memorial Service together on Tuesday for Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Motor Deputies who died in the line of duty.
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President Trump, Eric Trump, and Governor DeSantis attend the Memorial Service of the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Motor Deputies who died in the line of duty. 🙏🏼🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/aPJbgOcB95">pic.twitter.com/aPJbgOcB95</a>
— Margo Martin (@margomartin) <a href="https://twitter.com/margomartin/status/1863984740639867274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
Reporter Marc Caputo said that Trump and DeSantis first discussed the Florida governor becoming the Secretary of Defense in June.
Trump and DeSantis, the two most popular politicians in the Republican Party, battled it out during the Republican Party primary with Trump easily coming out on top and DeSantis dropping out after the first contest in Iowa. Trump went on to steamroll the others who remained in the race.
When he dropped out, DeSantis gave an enthusiastic endorsement of Trump and the Trump campaign responded by saying that they were &#8220;honored&#8221; to receive DeSantis&#8217; endorsement.
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Notable flashback in light of WSJ story: When DeSantis dropped out ahead of New Hampshire, he immediately endorsed Trump. How did Trump campaign react? “We’re honored.” <a href="https://t.co/t5MenJHSG2">pic.twitter.com/t5MenJHSG2</a>
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1864146734416339321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>

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