'A month from hell': Pete Hegseth's former aides at Pentagon call for his removal over conduct - Deadline - MSNBC

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Courtney Kube, NBC News National Security Correspondent, and Frank Kendall, Former Secretary of the Air Force, join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House with the latest developments in the growing scandals involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth involved in another group chat sharing classified information which included his brother and wife, with many of his closest advisors, who have left the Pentagon, calling for his removal from the position. - Aired on 04/21/2025.

[Walleye]

1. Day drinkers can be weird and dangerous

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I have to agree, I've been in AA for over 16 years. Hegseth needs immediate help, not a job that affects thousands.

[Walleye]

3. Well, I quit drinking in 1994. But I had pretty much drunk up my share by then.

And my brother had problems too, so I completely understand the mentality of an alcoholic

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Kudos to you!

And I've learned that it does run in families. I've often thought that Hegseth needed to be sent to rehab, not given the Pentagon's top job. Drinkers like him can't just stop immediately without help - plus it's dangerous and few succeed on their own.

[Walleye]

5. He should follow the example of Hunter Biden, whom they defamed so much, and deal with his addiction

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I don't believe that Hegseth has taken that first step, admitting that he has a problem.

[Walleye]

7. No, he is still in strong, aggressive denial about it. The worst stage.