Pete Hegseth vows "there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it" if confirmed as defense secretary

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Pete Hegseth vows he won't drink 'a drop of alcohol' if confirmed as defense secretary

Anyone who’s ever heard someone utter these words in their life knows what outcome has a 98% chance of happening here

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https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1h6vomt/pete_hegseth_vows_he_wont_drink_a_drop_of_alcohol/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/04/pete-hegseth-alcohol-defense-secretary/76775516007/

In an interview with Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM show, Hegseth ‒ a former Fox News host and Army veteran ‒ referenced "general order number 1," which prohibits military personnel from consuming alcohol during deployment.

"That's how I view this role as Secretary of Defense is, I'm not going to have a drink, at all. And it's not hard for me because it's not a problem for me," Hegseth said.

Hegseth added that he needs to make sure senators, U.S. troops, Trump and others know "when you call me 24/7, you're getting fully dialed-in Pete, just like you always did in Iraq and Afghanistan."

"So this is the biggest deployment of my life, and there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it," he said.

[Aviation Pro]

1. Fuck off, alkie and rapist

Will you take fuck off? I give you a fuck off.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. My thoughts exactly!!

[Ocelot II]

2. "It's not a problem for me," says the guy who rarely draws a sober breath

and frequently gets so drunk he has to be carried home. What alcoholic hasn't uttered those words, making a promise that rarely lasts more than a few days? If he gets as far as an actual confirmation hearing he'll probably be drunk for it.

[RockRaven]

4. Absolute nonsense. Problem drinkers (a purposely more vague term than alcoholic)

do not successfully abstain at the drop of a hat while also denying that they are problem drinkers -- recognizing that there exists a problem to deal with is part of successfully dealing with the problem. And regularly showing up to work with alcohol on your breath, as has been widely reported of his time at FUX, is plainly a sign of a problem.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

5. Otis Campbell Goes To Washington.

"hic...hic-cup, oops, sorry Andy."

[DavidDvorkin]

6. "I'll take it intravenously."

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

15. lol

[tgraf66]

7. "I'll use a straw." 🤣 (n/t)

[keithbvadu2]

8. Is this pledge of Hegseth's as credible as his wedding vows?

[ZonkerHarris]

9. Drunks always lie about drinking.

[soandso]

10. Yes, they do

And most mean it when they claim they can abstain or "just have two".

[deminks]

11. "I can quit anytime."

Many of us have heard that lie at the kitchen table more than once.

[Woodwizard]

12. So any other job.

All bets are off??

[onecaliberal]

13. Classic alcoholic. Make promises you cannot keep.

This is what they do.

[JoseBalow]

14. People with drinking problems make promises to NEVER drink

Responsible drinkers don't make announcements about their drinking, nor do they eschew drinking altogether.

[Initech]

16. Fuck you Pete Hegseth and your fucking stupid news network too!

[Straw Man]

17. Two thoughts ...

1) The idea that he thinks he would need to totally abstain in order to perform the job indicates that he has a problem with alcohol and knows it.

2) The idea that he would totally abstain from alcohol even after he got confirmed is total bullshit, and I don't believe it for a second.

[soandso]

18. That's a very good point

Drinking wouldn't be an issue if he didn't have a problem.

[MerryBlooms]

19. Lol, he's totally a drunk. Hopefully, he has a full time driver.

I drink during football games, and after 4ish. Never drive after I've had wine! Lol Which is my hardest drink. Omgosh, it's just one spectacular nomination after another. Let's get some moonshiners up in this! I have a couple brothers would qualify for a trump position! Lol They voted for him!

[eShirl]

20. so what's that mean, he's switching to jell-o shots?

rum-soaked fruit cake?

[misanthrope]

21. Sticking a vodka-soaked tampon up his bum

They'll never smell it on his breath.

[JustAnotherGen]

22. Liar

He's lying.

[jmowreader]

23. He's going to drink it straight out of the bottle?

I know...he's going to buy a set of those rubber lip guards Robin had in "Batman and Robin" so he could suck face with Poison Ivy without getting killed by her cyanide-laced lipstick.

[RandiFan1290]

24. So, he's a boofer? nt