Pentagon Pete's 'Manic' Meltdowns Exposed by Aides

[babylonsister]

Pentagon Pete’s ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides
The former Fox News host is reportedly spiraling out of control.
Laura Esposito
Breaking News Reporter
Updated Sep. 29 2025 5:59PM EDT
Published Sep. 29 2025 3:30PM EDT


Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon.

The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War”—is being described by staffers as “manic,” erupting into fits of rage and tumultuous tirades, the Daily Mail reported on Monday.

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They said Hegseth is becoming increasingly “obsessed” with his own security and exhibits frantic behavior, such as fidgeting and pacing during meetings.

“There’s a manic quality about him. Or let me rephrase, an even more manic quality, which is really saying something,” an insider told the outlet.

“Dude is crawling out of his skin,” another source said.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-aides-expose-pete-hegseths-manic-meltdowns/

[lapfog_1]

1. hence the self medication

crawling into a bottle because your mind is traumatized.

[BattleRow]

13. Take two Tylenol...

[Dave Id]

22. Two Tylonal?

Naw, take the whole bottle. That will cure one of OUR pains.

[BattleRow]

34. Touche

[ms liberty]

2. What's he on? That's the real question.

Jeez, what an effin' mess this all is.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. He is most likely on "dry drunk". He did promise to stop drinking, maybe he has,

... but probably without proper treatment and counselling.

Maybe he gets more agitated in a manly man kind of way when his ever-present wife is not right by his side.

[ms liberty]

6. Yea, that's a given. I think he's probably on falling off the wagon regularly too

But, he could be on any one or combination of other pharmaceuticals as well, and I think that also is very likely.

[haele]

12. His wife is his handler. He's a typical shallow jock meat-head who hides in bottles

Wouldn't be surprised to find she's associated not only with the normal Faux right wing propaganda associates, but neck deep in the Project 2025 swamp of authoritarian co-conspirators.
After all, women can get off on power and money, too...

[Rebl2]

18. My thought

exactly.

[milestogo]

21. Crystal meth.

[Seinan Sensei]

30. Petey Boy promised he's not drinking any more

But I’m sure he’s not drinking any less

[BOSSHOG]

3. Dude is Secretary of WAR

He’s invincible. Gotta be a law. No SECWARS with an alcohol problem.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Alcohol is a scary drug.

[Conjuay]

7. "Dude is crawling out of his skin,"

The DT's will do that to you.

[NJCher]

14. Is it like poison ivy?

I can’t imagine a worse feeling.

[Rebl2]

19. Was

wondering if he is going through withdrawal from alcohol.

[Mossfern]

27. It's been too long

He should have been over the withdrawal by now.

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. Trump sharing his Adderall nose candy?

[Aviation Pro]

9. Who would have predicted

That a failed National Guard Major and part time “talent” Fucks Noise host would be a disaster as the SecDef?

About 75,000,000 people who didn’t vote for this fucking shitshow.

[mwmisses4289]

10. Wasn't that one of the reasons he was let go from his news station job?

[pfitz59]

11. Dry drunk?

Sounds like he's craving a drink.

[Ray Bruns]

15. It's called a "dry drunk" I believe.

[Mr.Bee]

17. Withdrawals...

[IronLionZion]

16. MAGA values DUI over DEI

Meritocracy of best and brightest that MAGA has to offer. The bar is quite low on their side.

Feel safe?

[Maggiemayhem]

20. I would recommend this post if I had the option to do so

I can only recommend comments.

[Maru Kitteh]

25. I can't rec OPs on my phone either. It's frustrating!

[BurnDoubt]

23. Back when 'MurKKKa was great, they called it "DTs"

He's in so far out of his depth he can't think.
Good thing he doesn't have a crucial position.

[BattleRow]

35. Maybe now it should be termed DJT's

[Maru Kitteh]

24. Dry drunk gonna dry drunk.

Who knows what he’s on, but it’s probably not nothing.

[SoFlaBro]

26. Pisshead Pete is on that motherfucking shit. On that booger sugar. Doing fatty gagger rails in the Pentagon bathroom.

[YodaMom2]

28. The manic agitation and paranoia could be indicative of actual mental illness.

The drinking could just be his attempt to self-medicate (because manly men don’t seek help for mental and emotional struggles - that’s for p*ssies, dontcha know).

He’s still a raging a**hole, though.

[BradBo]

29. 2nd Amendment.

Hegseth BETTER be careful. MAGAs got LOTS of guns and to a person all MAGAs have some kind of mental defect.

[C_U_L8R]

31. Cocaine, it's a hell of a drug.

So is Meth.

[Trueblue Texan]

32. Hell, give him a shot of whiskey, he'll be fine. nt

[SWBTATTReg]

33. Just what we need in this Country, Pentagon Pete's 'Manic' behavior in one of the most sensitive positions in govt...

The Russians don't need to aim their sonic weapon(s) at him, he's already 'juiced up' to the gills on something.

Someone on the edge of a temper tantrum all of the time is a typical reaction of an alcoholic that's on the edge all of the time. I noticed this sort of behavior on the part of some of my alcoholic siblings, both of whom rest in peace.

It's not easy to deal w/ such people, seemingly always on the edge of 'something' and you would be nervous in saying anything to them, before they lashed out at you for literally nothing. If anything, I miss them (not the alcoholic state they were in) when they were 'normal'. I feel for all of us who have such family members like this that they have to deal w/.