Trump Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Reportedly Needed To Be Carried Out Of Events Due To Drunkeness

President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for defense secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, reportedly drank in ways that concerned his colleagues at Fox.

Two of his former colleagues said on many occasions they smelled alcohol on Hegseth before he went on air, or he’d be talking about how he was hungover while on set.

Despite him being hungover or smelling of alcohol, Hegseth never missed a scheduled appearance. “Everyone would be talking about it behind the scenes before he went on the air,” a former Fox employee reported.

The New Yorker received information that at Hegseth’s jobs at nonprofit veterans’ groups before joining Fox, he was seen repeatedly intoxicated at work “to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events.”

Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, stated, “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.”

Three current employees of Fox News said his drinking problem had been a concern up until Trump announced him as a nominee, which is when Hegseth left Fox.

“He’s a charming guy, but he just acted like the rules didn’t apply to him,” a former employee commented.

A spokesperson for Trump’s transition team said the allegations are false.

Hegseth’s behavior at Fox News has raised questions about his capability to handle round-the-clock tasks by managing the Pentagon with its three million employees.

At any time, day or night, the defense secretary can be called upon to activate the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

As a co-host on Fox News, Hegseth worked early weekend mornings. For a show starting at 6 a.m., he would have to arrive at work around 5 or 5:15 a.m. at the latest.

Current and former Fox employees said they needed to call Hegseth to ensure he wouldn’t oversleep because they knew he spent his nights partying.

Though his lateness could have been attributed to other things, his colleagues say on multiple occasions he would arrive within 20 minutes of the show starting, leaving little time to prepare on set.

Amid Hegseth’s drinking issues, last month, the Monterey, California Police Department released 2017 records of an investigation that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room following a Republican women’s convention.

Hegseth was never charged and was denied any wrongdoing.

However, it was confirmed that Hegseth paid the woman an undisclosed settlement at the height of the #MeToo movement.

President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for defense secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, reportedly drank in ways that concerned his colleagues at Fox.

Two of his former colleagues said on many occasions they smelled alcohol on Hegseth before he went on air, or he’d be talking about how he was hungover while on set.

Despite him being hungover or smelling of alcohol, Hegseth never missed a scheduled appearance. “Everyone would be talking about it behind the scenes before he went on the air,” a former Fox employee reported.

The New Yorker received information that at Hegseth’s jobs at nonprofit veterans’ groups before joining Fox, he was seen repeatedly intoxicated at work “to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events.”

Tim Parlatore, a lawyer for Hegseth, stated, “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.”

Three current employees of Fox News said his drinking problem had been a concern up until Trump announced him as a nominee, which is when Hegseth left Fox.

“He’s a charming guy, but he just acted like the rules didn’t apply to him,” a former employee commented.

A spokesperson for Trump’s transition team said the allegations are false.

Hegseth’s behavior at Fox News has raised questions about his capability to handle round-the-clock tasks by managing the Pentagon with its three million employees.

At any time, day or night, the defense secretary can be called upon to activate the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

As a co-host on Fox News, Hegseth worked early weekend mornings. For a show starting at 6 a.m., he would have to arrive at work around 5 or 5:15 a.m. at the latest.

Current and former Fox employees said they needed to call Hegseth to ensure he wouldn’t oversleep because they knew he spent his nights partying.

Though his lateness could have been attributed to other things, his colleagues say on multiple occasions he would arrive within 20 minutes of the show starting, leaving little time to prepare on set.

Amid Hegseth’s drinking issues, last month, the Monterey, California Police Department released 2017 records of an investigation that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room following a Republican women’s convention.

Hegseth was never charged and was denied any wrongdoing.

However, it was confirmed that Hegseth paid the woman an undisclosed settlement at the height of the #MeToo movement.

Hegseth’s mom appeared on Fox News last week to disavow an email she wrote to her son about his habitual mistreatment of women.

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