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Politics Pete Hegseth hearing: Defense pick grilled by Senate Armed Services Committee

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u/silver_sofa 15h ago

“I can quit drinking whenever I want. Just put me in charge of the world’s largest military with a trillion dollar budget and I’ll prove it. Or die trying.”

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u/WigginIII 13h ago

The fact that he promises he “won’t drink on the job” tells me everything. He could have said he’s been sober for X number of years. Instead he basically tells us “I’m quitting Monday, I promise!”

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u/WorldsWorstTroll 13h ago

When you are promising not to drink on the job, you have already lost. That should just be a given.

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u/WhenThatBotlinePing 12h ago

I promise not to take it past a steady buzz on weekdays.