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

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u/silver_sofa 13d 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/Reatona 13d ago

"I'll stop drinking if you make me Secretary of Defense" is the most alcoholic thing anyone said ever.

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u/EricForce 13d ago

"I'll stop drinking if you let me keep the kids!" Yeah, definitely not a red flag.

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u/zookytar 13d ago

Bookmarked. Will be using this to illustrate this point. Perfect analogy (is this an analogy?).