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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(117,160 posts)
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:36 PM Dec 2

Pete Hegseth Hit With A New Set Of Damning Allegations

This morning, a new whistleblower obtained by the New Yorker has come out with a new set of allegations that may be enough to sink Pete Hegseth's nomination as Secretary of Defense. According to the New Yorker, Hegseth was forced to step down from serving as the head of two veterans nonprofit organizations over allegations that he engaged in financial and sexual improprieties.

Between 2013 and 2016, Hegseth was the President of Concerned Veterans for America, a nonprofit group focused on promoting veterans rights in our nation. According to the whistle blower report, Hegseth was repeatedly intoxicated while in his official capacity as president of the charity. It got so bad that he was forced to be carried out of the organization's events because he was unable to walk.

While drunk, Hegseth further had to be restrained by individuals at a strip club as he attempted to join dancers on stage. In addition, the whistleblower report notes that Hegseth and other members of the nonprofit team pursued female staffers in the organization, dividing them into two groups: the "party girls" and the "not party girls."

https://meidasnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-hit-with-a-new-set-of-damning-allegations

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surfered

(4,083 posts)
5. Just saying he was an infantry platoon leader in the War in Iraq
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 10:42 PM
Dec 2

And earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and was awarded the Bronze Star. 1 in 10 of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have a problem with alcohol. PTSD symptoms also include aggressive behavior.

He’s clearly not qualified to run the Defense Department, even sober and PTSD free, but he may have another problem that needs treatment

murielm99

(31,564 posts)
6. Thanks for trying to be fair about this.
Tue Dec 3, 2024, 10:17 AM
Dec 3

TSF should not be using someone with his problems. It is cruel.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,993 posts)
3. From "President" Fatfuk's point of view, he looks better every day.
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:45 PM
Dec 2

"You're my guy" he said, as Hegseth sat there casually munching on a live kitten.

milestogo

(18,517 posts)
4. Its almost like Trump went out looking for the biggest POS he could find
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:49 PM
Dec 2

and is daring the Senate to say no.

Dem4life1234

(2,040 posts)
10. He's a vindictive character
Tue Dec 3, 2024, 05:24 PM
Dec 3

Bad makeup, ill fitted suits, horrible hair, he's not all that there in the head. Looking at him told me all I needed to know about his character since 2015.

Owens

(368 posts)
7. Now you know why Republicans are having a faux rage attack against Biden
Tue Dec 3, 2024, 12:04 PM
Dec 3

This is a distraction from Hegseth's shady past

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