Will Cain On NBC’s Latest Smear Against Pete Hegseth: “Bullsht. 100 Percent Bullsht. Actually…Horsesh*t.”

Joe NewbyDecember 3, 2024

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The Regime Media, which has repeatedly proven itself to be completely biased and totally unreliable, has declared open war against Pete Hegseth, President-Elect Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Defense.

On Tuesday, NBC presented a hit piece claiming Hegseth has a drinking problem. Newsbusters posted a transcript from NBC Nightly News:

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS

12/3/24

6:36 PM

LESTER HOLT: Tonight there are new warning signs that Pete Hegseth’s path to nomination as Defense Secretary may be in jeopardy with Senate Republicans. It comes as we have new reporting involving allegations about his drinking from former colleagues at Fox News. Claims the Trump transition team is strongly denying tonight. Garrett Haake now with late details.

GARRETT HAAKE: Tonight President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, facing growing skepticism of his chances for confirmation amid damaging news reports.

Do you need to address the questions about your character that have been raised —

And now ten current and former Fox News employees who worked with Hegseth, who hosted one of the network’s morning shows, telling NBC News that he drank in ways that concerned them. Two saying that on more than a dozen occasions they smelled alcohol on him before he went on air. Quote: “everyone would be talking about it behind the scenes”, one of the former Fox News employees said. “He should not be Secretary of Defense”, another former Fox News employee said. “His drinking should be disqualifying.” A Trump transition spokesperson calling the allegations “disgusting, completely unfounded, and false.” An attorney for Hegseth referring us to the transition statement. Fox News did not respond.

Mr. Hegseth, so many of these stories about you have involved alcohol. Do you have a drinking problem, sir?

Now NBC News has learned as many as six GOP senators are not comfortable supporting Hegseth’s nomination, according to multiple Republicans with direct knowledge of the nomination process. Hegseth can only afford to lose the support of three Republicans if all Democrats vote no.

LINDSEY GRAHAM: The articles I’ve read…

HAAKE: Yeah?

GRAHAM: Some of them are concerning. I don’t know if it’s true or not. But he’ll go through the process. He’ll be asked about it, we’ll see what happens.

ROGER WICKER: There are questions that some members have, and we’re going to be working for an answer.

HAAKE: Are you among the members who have questions?

WICKER: I’m looking to be supportive.

HAAKE: But no Republican senator has publicly said they will oppose Hegseth, who’s also a decorated combat veteran.

MIKE ROUNDS: I think they’ve got a really good — I think they’ve got a good shot of getting them all through.

HAAKE: Meanwhile, late tonight, another Trump pick abruptly pulled his name from consideration. Chad Chronister, the sheriff in Hillsborough County, Florida, withdrawing his selection for Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration posting, quote, “Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration.”

HOLT: And, Garrett, the Trump team has also now reached an agreement with the Justice Department for an FBI background check of nominees.

HAAKE: Yeah, that’s right, Lester. It’s called a Memorandum of Understanding. And some Republican senators have been urging the Trump transition to sign, worried that not getting checks done in a timely fashion could delay confirmations or lead to unwelcome surprises just before hearings get started. Lester.

HOLT: Garrett Haake. Thank you.

Will Cain, a Fox News host who has worked with Hegseth and sat next to him for five hours every weekend morning for the past five years, responded sharply to the hit piece, calling it “bullshit.” He went on to call it “horseshit.”

“Bullshit. 100 percent bullshit. Actually…horseshit,” he tweeted:

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

Yes

Bullshit. 100 percent bullshit. Actually…horseshit. https://t.co/GgD6Ax455q

— Will Cain (@willcain) December 3, 2024

He had much more to say on the matter:

“Your story is horseshit @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source.
Signed,
The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6am.”

Your story is horseshit @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It’ll be your only on the record source.
Signed,
The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6am.

— Will Cain (@willcain) December 3, 2024

Dan Bongino weighed in, calling the allegation “absolute bullshit.”

Worked with Pete for years. This is absolute BULLSHIT. https://t.co/qyH0i2Kunk

— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) December 3, 2024

Piers Morgan stood up for Hegseth as well:

This relentless onslaught against @PeteHegseth is getting pathetic. Done @foxandfriends many times with him and never known Pete be anything but utterly professional on camera and a nice, respectful guy off it. https://t.co/6CoZApA6mG

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 3, 2024

Other current and former Fox colleagues defended Hegseth against the smears and allegations.

I sae @PeteHegseth numerous times while working at Fox News. Never got the impression he was ever drunk.

No bloodshot eyes. No slurred speech. No disheveled appearance. No wobbly gait. Nothing.

I’m also calling bullshit. https://t.co/VO6SmCNBVI

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) December 4, 2024

As a former Fox producer, I’ve never heard this in my life.

Everyone spoke highly of him and still does til this day.

I noticed the employees are anonymous. https://t.co/7SmwHQ7993

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) December 4, 2024

Anonymous. Indeed.

Sean Parnell, who worked with Hegseth at Concerned Veterans for America,weighed in as well:

The smears against Pete Hegseth are as relentless as they are false.
My fellow republicans, there is a reason this is reaching a fevered pitch now & it’s not b/c the media decided to tell the truth for once.

It’s all to tank Pete & hurt Trump.

Do NOT fall for the false attacks.

— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) December 4, 2024

A Regime Media operative disguised as a “reporter” asked Hegseth about the drinking allegation.

“I won’t dignify that with a response,” he replied:

🚨 NEW: Pete Hegseth is seen discussing his efforts to get confirmed by the Senate, but a reporter barges in and asks, "Were you ever drunk while traveling on the job?"

Hegseth shuts it down: "I won't dignify that with a response."

🔥 pic.twitter.com/PhLBT18iQq

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 3, 2024

Nor should he.

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