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Related: About this forum'A month from hell': Pete Hegseth's former aides at Pentagon call for his removal over conduct - Deadline - MSNBC
Courtney Kube, NBC News National Security Correspondent, and Frank Kendall, Former Secretary of the Air Force, join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House with the latest developments in the growing scandals involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth involved in another group chat sharing classified information which included his brother and wife, with many of his closest advisors, who have left the Pentagon, calling for his removal from the position. - Aired on 04/21/2025.
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'A month from hell': Pete Hegseth's former aides at Pentagon call for his removal over conduct - Deadline - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2025
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I have to agree, I've been in AA for over 16 years. Hegseth needs immediate help, not a job that affects thousands.
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2025
#2
He should follow the example of Hunter Biden, whom they defamed so much, and deal with his addiction
Walleye
Apr 2025
#5
I don't believe that Hegseth has taken that first step, admitting that he has a problem.
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2025
#6
Walleye
(42,044 posts)1. Day drinkers can be weird and dangerous
Rhiannon12866
(241,234 posts)2. I have to agree, I've been in AA for over 16 years. Hegseth needs immediate help, not a job that affects thousands.

Walleye
(42,044 posts)3. Well, I quit drinking in 1994. But I had pretty much drunk up my share by then.
And my brother had problems too, so I completely understand the mentality of an alcoholic
Rhiannon12866
(241,234 posts)4. Kudos to you!
And I've learned that it does run in families. I've often thought that Hegseth needed to be sent to rehab, not given the Pentagon's top job. Drinkers like him can't just stop immediately without help - plus it's dangerous and few succeed on their own.
Walleye
(42,044 posts)5. He should follow the example of Hunter Biden, whom they defamed so much, and deal with his addiction
Rhiannon12866
(241,234 posts)6. I don't believe that Hegseth has taken that first step, admitting that he has a problem.

Walleye
(42,044 posts)7. No, he is still in strong, aggressive denial about it. The worst stage.