Nicolle Wallace breaks down Pete Hegseth's meltdown and tantrum at Pentagon press conference - Deadline - MSNBC

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Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House with reaction to the performative press conference staged by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth where he did little to provide actual information about the strike in Iran, and used the time to lash out at the media for reporting on the initial intel report that disputes Hegseth and Trump's claims that the Iran's nuclear facilities were obliterated. - Aired on 06/26/2025.

[luvallpeeps]

1. Hegseth's crazy ass!

He reminds me of one of those crazed evangelical preachers.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Aren't some of those garish tattoos he's covered with related to his religion?

[BOSSHOG]

3. Pete Hegseth was right on the money

“I am unaware of any intelligence.” He’s an alcoholic always ready for that next drink. If The distance between drinks gets long the anger intensifies. Like trump he’s never wrong. Neither one has any awareness that there is strength in humility.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. If he is as severe an alcoholic as has been described, he belongs in rehab, not in charge of the Pentagon

And it's also dangerous to go "cold turkey," he needs medication and supervision if he tries to quit, he could go into serious withdrawal.

[BOSSHOG]

5. But trump wants.

The gop current method of decision making.

Hegseth has no qualifications to be SECDEF. I’ve become CAPT Obvious tonight. So far trump has yet to surround him with 100% yes men. General Caine has hold of steerage so far. But some right wing lunatic will whisper in trumps ear and hegseth will be gone.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. You're completely right, all Hegseth has to do is say something TFG doesn't like or disagrees with his decrees

And since Hegseth's experience was on Fox "News," that's not only likely, especially if he's still drinking.

[BOSSHOG]

7. Is your congresswoman wanting to be your Governor?

The Blue States Sarah Sanders?

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Of course she is, but we're a "blue state" thanks to downstate which means she doesn't stand a chance

Good news for the entire state, but rotten news for NY-21.

[Skittles]

9. kind of like his insistence that 'MS13' was literally tattooed on Garcia's hand

all evidence to the contrary

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Hegseth's day drinking again