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Gomez defends question about Hegseth’s drinking: ‘What happened doesn’t make sense’

During a House Intelligence Committee hearing, Rep. Jimmy Gomez questioned if Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth drank alcohol before leaking information, asking Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe about it.
Ratcliffe dismissed Gomez's inquiry, urging the hearing to focus on the intended security threats discussion rather than Hegseth's drinking.
Gomez referenced Hegseth's past alcohol issues, including reported concerns from Fox News colleagues about his behavior on the job.
While Hegseth claims he no longer drinks, questions about his alcohol history remain a concern regarding his role as Secretary of Defense.

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'Talking Head Anger' is All That Hegseth Has Got

As the Signalgate scandal goes from bad to worse, some might wonder why Pete Hegseth is showing such anger at those who disclosed his data breach. Few people have been bold enough to ask him if he was drunk when he shared the details of an upcoming...

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Gomez defends question about Hegseth's drinking: 'What happened doesn't make sense'

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended asking at a congressional hearing whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drinking before sharing military attack plans in a Signal group chat of top-level national security officials, which mistakenly also included a prominent journalist. In an interview with CNN anchor John Berman, Gomez said he asked about the secretary’s drinking habits because Hegseth sending the plans “doesn’t make sense”…

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The Hill

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Gomez defends question about Hegseth’s drinking: ‘What happened doesn’t make sense’

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended asking at a congressional hearing whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drinking before sharing military attack plans in a Signal group chat of top-level national security officials, which mistakenly also included a prominent journalist. In an interview with CNN anchor John Berman, Gomez said he asked about the... The post Gomez defends question about Hegseth’s drinking: ‘What happened doesn’…

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Gomez’s questions about Hegseth drinking show Democrats aren’t serious people - Washington Examiner

These aren’t the thoughts of a serious legislator concerned about vulnerabilities in national security.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Has a History of Drinking Alcohol at Work

Pete Hegseth has a checkered history of drinking alcohol when he probably shouldn't, which has led some to wonder if he's still doing that.

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Democrat asks if Hegseth ‘had been drinking’ before Signal group chat leak

During a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the country’s global security threats, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) pivoted the conversation to the Signal group chat controversy. He speculated whether Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “drinking habits” were to blame. While questioning…

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