Pete Hegseth vows "there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it" if confirmed as defense secretary [View all]

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Pete Hegseth vows he won't drink 'a drop of alcohol' if confirmed as defense secretary

Anyone who’s ever heard someone utter these words in their life knows what outcome has a 98% chance of happening here

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/04/pete-hegseth-alcohol-defense-secretary/76775516007/

In an interview with Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM show, Hegseth ‒ a former Fox News host and Army veteran ‒ referenced "general order number 1," which prohibits military personnel from consuming alcohol during deployment.

"That's how I view this role as Secretary of Defense is, I'm not going to have a drink, at all. And it's not hard for me because it's not a problem for me," Hegseth said.

Hegseth added that he needs to make sure senators, U.S. troops, Trump and others know "when you call me 24/7, you're getting fully dialed-in Pete, just like you always did in Iraq and Afghanistan."

"So this is the biggest deployment of my life, and there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it," he said.