Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday pushed back on the idea that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary in his upcoming administration, has an issue with drinking.



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Mullin pushes back on Hegseth having issue with drinking: ‘If he did have a drinking problem, that would be obvious’

Pete Hegseth once described feeling the need to ‘self-medicate’ with alcohol

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GOP senator offers curious defense for Pete Hegseth drinking claims: ‘There’s a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington’

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin spars with CNN’s Jake Tapper over allegations of excessive drinking by Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

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Mullin dismisses Hegseth drinking concerns: ‘There’s a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington, DC’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin defended Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, saying he’s doing everything right so far ahead of his confirmation hearing. “Pete’s doing exactly what he needs to do. He’s on Capitol Hill. He’s speaking with senators,” the Oklahoma Republican said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “There’s been absolutely... The post Mullin defends Hegseth over drinking allegations appeared first on Da…

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Mullin defends Hegseth over drinking allegations

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday pushed back on the idea that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense Secretary in his upcoming administration, has an issue with drinking. “Now, if he did have a drinking problem, that would be obvious, but to make something out of it that isn’t there just because he’s going…

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“That wasn’t him saying he had an alcohol problem, that was him being honest,” said Markwayne Mullin of Trump’s defense secretary pick.

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GOP Senator Dismisses Pete Hegseth Concerns: That’s Not A ‘Drinking Problem’

That wasn't him saying he had an alcohol problem. That was him being honest,  Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.

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Sen. Mullin Denies Hegseth Has a Drinking Problem

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on Sunday accused CNN’s Jake Tapper and others in the media of being “hypocritical” in their coverage of Donald Trump’s secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth — particularly regarding claims the combat veteran abuses alcohol.New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer last week reported Hegseth “was forced,” under pressure, “to step down” as president of of the nonprofit advocacy  group Concerned Veterans for America over questio…

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GOP senator lashes out at 'hypocritical' CNN over audio of Hegseth 'talking about drinking at 10 a.m.'

Sen. Markwayne Mullin COOKS CNN's Jake Tapper on Hegseth Alcohol Allegations 
The corrupt media’s multifront war against Defense Secretary-Designate Pete Hegseth continues apace. On CNN’s State of the Union, host Jake Tapper tried to air the anonymously-sourced alcohol abuse allegations against Hegseth during his interview with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and got stopped cold. Watch as Mullln reminds Tapper that D.C. (including the media) is a…

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin COOKS CNN's Jake Tapper on Hegseth Alcohol Allegations

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the “media should be ashamed” of their coverage of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense. Mullin said, “You have Pete, who is a combat veteran, two Bronze Stars, he was a major in the Army. He’s been in the public sector. He’ll go there and make the changes in the Defense Department that need to take place. I think he’s exactly the…

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Mullin: ‘Media Should Be Ashamed’ of Hegseth Coverage

GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin twisted himself in knots trying to defend Pete Hegseth, after recent reporting that he has a drinking problem on top of all the other reasons he's not fit to serve as Secretary of Defense.  Mullin made an appearance on this Sunday's State of the Union on CNN, and after Tapper talked about a group attacking Sen. Joni Ernst over her hesitation to confirm Hegseth, Tapper asked Mullin what he thought about a number of hi…

Mullin pushes back on Hegseth having issue with drinking: ‘If he did have a drinking problem, that would be obvious’

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