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Former CNN Star Jim Acosta Mocks Pete Hegseth During Don Lemon’s New Year’s Eve Party

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta took a swipe at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during Don Lemon's New Year's Eve party, breaching the program's 'no politics' rule with Lemon calling him out.
Acosta left CNN last year amid a network reshuffle, while NBC News reported late last year that Hegseth's drinking "concerned" several former Fox News colleagues.
On camera, Acosta sipped a Jack and Coke and said, `I was gonna say I’m so hammered that even Pete Hegseth said 'Jim, pace yourself!'` during Lemon's live NYE broadcast.
Social media split over the quip, with some users praising Jim Acosta on X while others called the joke 'as low as one could get' and debated tipsiness and addiction resources.
Continuing the jabs, Acosta said `I'm so hammered right now, Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense` as Don Lemon predicted the '26 midterms would `change things`.

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Former CNN Star Jim Acosta Mocks Pete Hegseth During Don Lemon’s New Year’s Eve Party

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A Tipsy Jim Acosta Boasts to Don Lemon: ‘I’m So Hammered That Even Pete Hegseth’ Said ‘Pace Yourself!’

(Photo Credit: Don Lemon on YouTube) Jim Acosta broke fellow ex-CNN star Don Lemon’s New Year’s Eve rule about not talking about President Donald Trump or politics by making a joke about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth being a drunk. Acosta joined Lemon’s live NYE bash on YouTube remotely from Hawaii. “Aloha, b*tches!” Acosta greeted the show. Lemon then informed Acosta — who appeared to be enjoying a Jack and Coke or something along those lin…

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