'This guy's personal life is a total disaster’: Tim Miller on Pete Hegseth

Tim Miller, former RNC Spokesperson, Amy McGrath, Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the continued fallout regarding Pete Hegseth’s nomination to run the Pentagon and the increased scrutiny he is set to face now that Matt Gaetz has dropped out to be Attorney General.
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#Trump #donaldtrump #petehegseth

[@adventuresconjuan]

If you’re innocent you don’t pay for your silence!!! His done too

[@HelicopterDad-u5b]

Trump won! Popular vote, electoral vote too!

[@annsaccary504]

When she tries to wreck his career in the middle of the me to movement, ya you would..

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

​@@annsaccary504He's guilty. Try to cope.

[@HelicopterDad-u5b]

@@TaytesHugeCaulk Trump won! Take your meds!

[@swimminginthoughts]

​@@TaytesHugeCaulkI'm pretending he's guilty too, dooba dabba!

[@fjai2755]

Have the Republican senators forgotten that they and their children also have to live in the world that Trump is trying to create?

[@CarolMortensen-e2b]

I think they have.

[@AboveClowned]

A better world. Yes.

[@rhondawood1025]

Amen

[@gregbors8364]

@@AboveClowned…for Putin 🇷🇺

[@JohnSmith-yl6dn]

MSNBC is living on borrowed time. NBC is about to give them the axe.

[@ecamp6360]

"Yeah, all my dates end with a hush money payment and an NDA." -- Pete Hegseth

[@user-mx9th2fx8r]

What a crock of bs

[@davideverett5214]

That's funny 🤣 I wonder if chloroform was the appetizer!

[@b.t.2795]

Trump's and Gaetz's situation as well.

[@michaelhapgood782]

It's not against the law.

[@thecyrenian5988]

weird that the media is getting their viewers rowdy over NDAs.. ww3 is knocking on the door, remember last week when y'all were scared Trump would cause ww3? 🤣

[@VerissimusAurelius]

Too bad Charles Manson isn't available to head up the prison system or children's health dept.....???

[@sharontrujillo]

...🎉 WINNER 🏆

[@ecamp6360]

@@VerissimusAurelius He was a songwriter, so NEA would be a better fit.

[@VerissimusAurelius]

@ 😂

[@escottc]

Trump head of NASA will be a flat earther.

[@karendurston2528]

Tim Miller makes some excellent points

[@sharontrujillo]

....🎉 He NEVER disappoints!

[@dbadagna]

He's a very smart guy, though he has some bad positions.

[@cherylstacer-mcvey8349]

Tim, you did a great job summing up Pete's "resume"

[@dellaanniehughes4533]

NDAs to cover up a crime should not be enforceable.

[@b.t.2795]

Agree. Most are probably signed under duress.

[@theresebortzfield188]

Exactly. And destroying victims lives should not be allowed either

[@AyjayAlleyway]

There’s no evidence of a crime

[@marshallmintz7564]

They are not enforceable......

[@publicuser2534]

Broke black man would be behind bars pending trial.

[@TruthMatters65]

One more for the "Junk Drawer"...The America that I knew is gone...thanks Non-Voters!

[@sharontrujillo]

....🎉 YES!!!

[@Joe90MC]

These appointees have a common thread. Trump, the AG and defence pick

[@LG-ct8tw]

And one certain Clarence Thomas😉

[@b.t.2795]

Diddy totally agrees. 😎

[@jp13119]

@@LG-ct8tw Don't forget kavnah too....let's see....who else?

[@eimearkavanagh3608]

Declining to prosecute isn't a proof of innocent or an exoneration. 11% of sa cases in the US are referred for prosecution because they are notoriously hard to prosecute. Facts are hard but they still matter

[@winstonsmith6607]

The dems also accused BobbyK of that. Nobody believes the accusations anymore. The second Trump chooses someone, an accusation magically appears.

[@existinginthegray]

💯

[@christiandulaney1638]

Are you kidding? Declining to prosecute because there werent enough facts to even constitute PROBABLE CAUSE Youre out of your mind

[@Bob-p9i]

@@christiandulaney1638 yeah seemingly enough evidence to pay her off

[@MS2036-c8o]

Facts matter. Exactly right. But that still doesn't keep MSNBC from lying. Fact is, no charges. Innocent or not, those the facts.

[@blakewu1375]

The worst of the worst, man, that's what these nominees are....total contempt for our government.

[@leonardbresland4288]

It's all about dismantling the government and replacing it with lawlessness and anarchy. All because 10 million Dem voters stayed home.

[@reallyaznokidding]

Contempt for American citizens

[@tomglenn485]

Ahhh come on ... Roger Ailes would be a proud boy, ahhh man today.

[@user-yb8vr2ip2t]

Introducing... The Trumpettes.😮

[@daveer-v7n]

Looks like the real disaster, is at MSNBC. 🤣

[@LaurieCoco-t8z]

DRANK BEER < SOUNDS LIKE A BRETT KAVANAUGH EXCUSE !!!!!!!!

[@rlracey1825]

I like beer.

[@joethomas-u1n]

@@LaurieCoco-t8z Give me 2 pieces of evidence, witnesses or other victims of the same fraternity same time period.. 2 pieces of actual evidence or concrete timeline that led you to assume Kavanaugh guilty

[@ImListeningToReason]

@@rlracey1825 BRETT SUX

[@okkietrooy6841]

Being drunk is never an excuse. Don't drink if you can't handle it. If you are drunk and steal a car, being drunk will never be accepted as excuse for your action.

[@sandraortega7280]

Drsperate

[@charrio2]

SAD SAD beginning! Disaster 4 years

[@christiandulaney1638]

Yeah, his first 4 years were so horrible. Record family wealth creation, lowest inflation in 50 years, no new wars

[@SueFerreira75]

Why do you think this chaos will only last 4 years? Trump said many times "Vote for me now and you will never have to vote again". The USA voted for a dictatorship and bondage - it's beyond belief.

[@leonardbresland4288]

@@christiandulaney1638 One-third of America's debt accumulated over its 250 years of existence, inflation a worldwide problem, wars continued (ended in 2022 under Biden).

[@janicewilliams433]

So he paid her out of the goodness of his heart😂

[@b.t.2795]

Venmo payments like you know who?

[@publicuser2534]

Based on Tim MIller’s analysis of Hegseth’s life right now, it sounds as if he had more to lose than he let on. Folks are out here saying she was in it for the money…I don’t know about that.

[@mypillowguy445]

Hegseth likes his women weak and unarmed.

[@JohnSmith-yl6dn]

Doug Emhoff likes his nannies the same way.

[@Christian-di8zu]

Anyone can make an accusation. What has he been found guilty of in a criminal trial??????????

[@Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

I'm sorry, but this guy sounds like he is going to make our military bases more dangerous than they already are. 🤦‍♂️

[@sergeant_salty]

Have you ever lived on a military base before? One of the safest places you could possibly live in😂

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

The point went way on up over your head, Sybil!! BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ​@@sergeant_salty

[@johndoe-id8td]

you have no clue of reality it must be fun living in the make-believe world the democrats have created

[@johndoe-id8td]

@@sergeant_salty he obviously hasn't been on a base. The left is clueless

[@sergeant_salty]

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[@KH-ol6qz]

Excuse me, Charges make no difference to behavior … on 3rd marriage, after having affairs with his first 2 wife’s …. “Women shouldn’t serve” …. Why is that …. because men can’t control themselves????

[@patriciafournier7462]

He's trying to keep up with Elon..12 kids..3 women..🙃🤐

[@sharontrujillo]

....Weren't 2 young women recently killed on BASE!

[@1stamendmentmedia464]

​@@patriciafournier7462and randomly offers his sperm to women that have no interest in him as well.

[@jaxs7267]

Why do these guys put themselves in the public light when they have such a dark past?!

[@MM-xh6dp]

Because they don’t really care. They think their allegiance with Trump makes them Iton men. Lolol. Karma will be around soon.

[@matzrat5006]

cause they dont believe the laws apply to them.

[@joma5125]

I agree! Just like joe! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@LG-ct8tw]

@@joma5125 Proofs?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Four years of your BS How long you gonna bring that debunked unproven crap back? 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@b.t.2795]

Trump has picked nominees with a lot of baggage intentionally. He has no respect for the departments that they're nominated for. So Trump decided to create a circus for his personal entertainment.

[@cypher10]

Sad thing is that Hegseth and Gaetz are wholly unqualified even without these allegations. But people who supported these nominations will be the first ones crying about DEI and saying positions should be granted on merit.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

Deranged, Evil, Incompetent.

[@FogRain123]

Hegseth has military service. Yet, you say he's "wholly unqualified?"

[@pamcooper5837]

They are just as qualified, if not more, as the ones in those positions now. SMH! They SHOULD get those positions on merit! Merit = ability to do the job!

[@DarkPesco]

​​@@FogRain123"Military service" does not qualify a person to lead ALL military. Do you understand how terribly ignorant you are? Do you not see how you flaunt your ignorance? This is a position for an Admiral or a General...not a weekend talk show host with some weak National Guard service. And how do you have the experience to judge...you haven't even done THOSE things!?!? Grow up and learn about life before you spout an opinion.... you'll flaunt your ignorance less!!

[@user-mx9th2fx8r]

OOPS! Wrong channel. Propaganda for the brainwashed. Leaving now :)

[@MrMonoyo]

The fact that Mr. Hegseth PAID the woman off is sufficient to show or reflect personal Culpability on his part; if that were not the case, why pay her off at all?¿ The smart thing to do at the time would have been to simply walk away.

[@xr440r3]

What do you know about it. MSNBC is not an accredited educational institution. Talking like a democrat just makes you sound dumb.

[@lisamcbarron6047]

I sooo look forward to watching Nicole Wallace every late afternoon!! You and Lawrence and Rachel ARE my favs and I am so glad I can still watch SANE and INTELLIGENT people...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! And thanks for DOING JUST THAT DAY IN AND DAY OUT!!!

[@josephjones825]

Not for much longer 😂

[@Kat-y8j4b]

Love them too!

[@Kat-y8j4b]

@@josephjones825🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@josephjones825]

​@@Kat-y8j4b😂🤡

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[@noalternativefacts]

I don't get how people who call themselves evangelicals are still OK with Trump and his nominations for high-level appointments in America's government, based on their anti ten commandments behaviors!

[@andykoin7983]

Seriousy? How about Biden, Harris, Buttgig, Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Mayorkas, Wray and the rest of the clown cabinet. Pelosi paid the Pope to get communion!

[@rubincarter3904]

Wolves in sheep's clothing. Not real Christians.

[@aenea22980]

Evangelicals have always been comfortable with abuse of women. They are often the greatest perpetrators of the abuse, and consider the subjugation of women part of their religion and identity.

[@RoseWeiss-q1t]

I always want to hear what Tim Miller has to say.

[@auberthere3737]

A lot of rapes don't get prostituted because the victim doesn't want to live through it again by going to court

[@steveducell2158]

"I like BEER" a quote from a famous drinker of beer.....

[@kenlove1472]

You mean "prosecuted", right?

[@ecamp6360]

@@kenlove1472 Freudian slip anyone?

[@Slingbld]

Ashley Biden " I took INAPPROPRIATE SHOWERS WITH MY FATHER". WHAT DOES INAPPROPRIATE MEAN?

[@Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

If charges were brought MAGA would just claim it was "lawfair". 🤷‍♂️

[@ecamp6360]

"Lawfare" like "warfare". MASA. Make America Spell Again!

[@johndoe-id8td]

so happy yall lost all 3 branches of government America can focus on getting back on track now instead of trying to please 3% of society

[@Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

@@johndoe-id8td I just find it funny that you thought winning an election would make us stop laughing at the clowns. 🤣👍

[@markclipsham9199]

@@johndoe-id8td Get back on track to do what screen name? They will please the 1% and that does not include you. I want stability - I/we will get chaos instead.

[@albertosillywhips7281]

You guys remember when a woman accused Biden of SA before right before the 2020 election? I'm seeing a different standard here.

[@timothytaylor9835]

Lets open up all the sealed files from every single Democrat and Republican in Congress who was investigated or settled....

[@aikanae1]

Democrats wouldn't object but republicans would.

[@truthbombsucanthandle]

​@aikanae1 hahaha. Drink more blue kool-aid

[@aikanae1]

@@truthbombsucanthandle history. Democrats testify under oath and Republicans refuse to for a reason. Democrats release medical and tax records and Republicans don't

[@monicahill9741]

Indeed TM, INDEED!!!💯

[@CHERYLHOLST]

Why do they always get off? Just keep on victimizing the victims!!! Let the abusers run the country!

[@markclipsham9199]

And when the abuser shoots them becasue they can't get justice/protection they throw them in prison. It's a legal system not a justice system. F'd up.

[@bartjargengarblbargeler1980]

Tara Reade

[@JohnDoe-kr9nb]

Yeah, Bill Clinton, Joe and Hunter Biden have never paid for their crimes…

[@j.7701]

He dropped out? Whats your problem?

[@Proud_American_95]

@@bartjargengarblbargeler1980 The left does not even know who she is because the propaganda news is not reporting on it.

[@FlowerPower-r8h]

Don't ever pay someone if you didn't do it.

[@clwilson24]

With the number of ex wives he has, I’m sure he didn’t.

[@dbadagna]

"Look, Kasowitz has known [Trump] for twenty-five years. Kasowitz has gotten him out of all kinds of jams. Kasowitz on the campaign-what did we have, a hundred women? Kasowitz took care of all of them." --Steve Bannon

[@roberttaylor3594]

Trump, Gaetz, Hegseth: three of these males have something in common...

[@Benice337]

🙄

[@SueFerreira75]

Family values perhaps?????

[@zimladyj84]

Perfect person to be at the head of an organization that has an SA problem.

[@MS2036-c8o]

The media has a purpose to challenge power and protect the people. The media convicting a person of a crime they were never charged with is an abomination of that mandate. Sad how so many blindly believe media opinions when facts are readily available.

[@lisafreebairn7736]

The party of "protect women and children."

[@cecilelaforce3686]

The private sector does not allow clearances for a person with criminal history. Same must apply to any politician. Failed background check, no appointment.

[@earthjustice01]

Yes, but that would disqualify Trump wouldn't it?

[@ianstewart1946]

Hegseth is making Gaetz's problems look like minor issues.

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

Good one!!😂😂😂

[@martinadoesthings]

TDS

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

​@@martinadoesthingsYeah, Trump Devotion Sickness

[@HelicopterDad-u5b]

You dream of a Trump failure? He’s a winner, even your dnc assassins failed! MAGA!

[@CharlesStewart-f4b]

I just spit out a mouthful of coffee. Excellent play,pun.

[@raycampbell162]

Boy Trump sure can pick them

[@nonya.bizness]

qualification #1: i say jump, you ask how high. qualification #2: no parent would ever leave you alone in a room for 2 minutes with their kid.

[@kevinkevin4985]

Only psychopaths would behave this way. No concern for any one but themselves and their egos.

[@Don_ECHOguy]

Project 2025 episode two called "Make America Regret Again" to be released soon.

[@Swede-m7q]

Keep up the pressure!

[@user-mx9th2fx8r]

Get out your pitchforks; you people are experienced at that. Just can't stand having a good administration; instead you want war, and biden administration poking the bear, Putin.

[@sandybowman7140]

Bravo Nicole! Excellent digging! Keep it up!

[@brucebostick2521]

preview for family values--trump 2.0

[@monteberg7719]

Fox will take him back.

[@Muttinchopsforever]

All aboard the Trump clown train .

[@montana_patriot]

Better than Kamala's short bus.

[@Muttinchopsforever]

@montana_patriot Nope.

[@montana_patriot]

@@Muttinchopsforever probably because the Trump Train doesn't stop at Chuck E Cheese.

[@Muttinchopsforever]

@@montana_patriot To bad! That would make it way better, trumpers like playing in the balls...............DEEP.

[@douglemay7989]

@@montana_patriot McDonald's or KFC?

[@cecilelaforce3686]

Hegseth was an instructor in the National Guard And from his axe throwing video, his tactical abilities are apparently a) to get his own face on TV before checking for a safe perimeter and b) cutting down his own side. He is not qualified for any DOD position.

[@theresebortzfield188]

Tell your Congressperson to vote no on HR 9495. Why isnt this being covered.

[@publicuser2534]

Probably because it is a bill that will be passed almost unanimously.

[@user-sb2wl8zj7f]

He was never cleared. He paid a sum of money instead of charges being pressed

[@spliffy_kohlab8336]

He'll get through. That's what 'Merica stands for. Look who you chose for President

[@00ghostcobra]

How could anyone with a daughter condone or let alone vote for Donald Trump?

[@Sophia-j5n2t]

But you didn't have a problem with Biden sniffing, biting, and touching young kids, did you?!

[@ironduke2000]

Psychopaths gotta psychopath.

[@markclipsham9199]

Tux and cowboy hat was enough for me. That would be like melania in a maga hat, which will never happen.

[@purplerain10930]

Wealth and arrogance. Smh

[@janetmelton6890]

Thanks Amy!

[@marshallmintz7564]

All the things that Tim Miller said is wrong with Hegseth's personal live are a daily occurrence in the Trump circle.

[@steveducell2158]

birds of a feather flock together

[@Beachpositivity]

1 down Gaetz, 3 to go. Gabbard, JFK Jr & Hegseth!

[@winstonsmith6607]

I'm sure you creeps will accuse Tulsi ofSexualMisconduct next. I used to believe women. Now I'm not so sure.

[@EdgeOfNowhere2024]

Why is tulsi gabbard on the hit list ?

[@donnareed3822]

Don’t forget the wing nut Dr Oz

[@johnv9594]

Then we'll get Trump's no. 2 pick!

[@Jake.Gentry]

Innocence doesn’t pay for silencing

[@benharris008]

Amy McGrath speaks plainly & specifically how Hegseth is unfit

[@Dfl87165]

Only “as far as the media is concerned”, not as far as the civil settlement he secretly made is concerned and not as far as the actual police report and actual facts are concerned.

[@LeicaCat]

Only the best people. 🙄

[@tonycarey1735]

Even if you believe Hegseth and -- the now former AG nominee -- Gate's version of events, it's pretty appalling behaviour.

[@rhondaburns9444]

you still need conscent

[@djpdyson]

Unscribed until you fire Mika and Joe

[@luletteoliver852]

Im sorry.. if the "encounter" is consensual.. why would you pay? And the reason why one pays is TO NOT HAVE CHARGES FILED is it not? So this senator's "defense" that no charges have been filed is simply moronic!

[@bobthecone]

Not prosecuted, and completely cleared are two VERY different things. Plus, a payoff and NDA doesn't scream "innocent" to me.

[@MrNaturalSez]

"I can't comment on it. I haven't been brought up to date on this yet." --Lindsey Graham

[@pj8526]

3 wives. What do the other 2 wives know?😳

[@222aztek]

This is what happens when you can't get out of your house and vote for democracy.

[@alices1936]

Birds of a feather flock together

[@ORSMichaels]

Wow, this clown car has so many clowns losing their grip!

[@sreddy98]

Well the country elected one😮 so it gives them license No criminal left behind policy by incoming administration

[@marklasky3555]

Joe Biden isn't running

[@yaketysmack5512]

But the American flag hanky, he's gotta be a patriot!? What a turd.

[@CaptainGoodguySentientAI]

"Pigsbreath"

[@theresebortzfield188]

And now Bondi? Wake up America

[@Benice337]

What’s wrong with her?! 😅 jeez

[@jackoalltrades5708]

Celebrity Apprentice White House 0.2

[@ShellyBomb]

📢 P.S.S. ~ Well, well - The Big Top Orange Circus has definitely arrived early (before January 20, 2025) - 🎪 🍊 🤡‼️

[@ellarweegadsden8483]

Does Hegseth know Kavanaugh?

[@MrChriskscott]

Good ole boys club!

[@paal8193]

What a bunch of crap people Trump surrounds himself with ... ehh but being the biggest crapper himself ... it's understandable. What a smell ...jiikes

[@berniesbend]

Need to look into the past of all the other nominees, can't be on Trump's team unless you're as perverted as he is.

[@LisaTorgerud]

What is this “The Men’s Do movement!! Whatever they want to do to women club!!! So disgusting and dangerous to normalize this behavior!! Big rollback for the me too movement to protect women!! 🤨😡🤬

[@babsschloss]

Watch out Pete, remember how Brett Kavanaugh was forced to face the consequences of his appalling actions? Yep, punished with a lucrative and powerful lifetime job!

[@BonaKim-hd8ec]

Trump really knows how to pick them and keep similar company. Birds of a feather…

[@SandraNance-sh8wh]

Still the face of the GOP Party, time for your medication!!

[@ImListeningToReason]

Make America Grift Again.

[@conniehutchens9648]

Make America gag again

[@alanbuzby613]

End the military industrial complex

[@michaelburke8957]

He will be the next predator to be held accountable. Can't happen soon enough.

[@conniehutchens9648]

Yeah and trump says I knew nothing about it.he knew. All about it

[@andyboa8107]

It's the sign of a patriot!

[@Ywdfe]

He is a surprising pick to lead the most massive military bureaucracy in human history for a few reasons, including his assertion that women should not serve in combat roles; his successful lobbying during the first Trump administration for pardons for convicted and alleged war criminals; his description of "a war on two fronts" - one against "radical Islamist ideology" and the other against "domestic enemies," namely, "the Left"; his opposition to the supposed "infection" of left-wing policies in the military; and his assertion a few years ago that "the Iraq War is an example of what America got right when we got it right."

[@BarbaraNichols-m7h]

Stay classy america, 😢

[@ronsontag6841]

What a crock of crap

[@hausj.honikel8812]

Hegseth has a stripe in his hair like a skunk 😂

[@johndoe-id8td]

he is a decorated war veteran what have you done for the country?? im so happy you lost all 3 branches of government its time to clean house of all the left non sense

[@josephjones825]

Biden's crusty scalp is covered in brown spots

[@anthonygracey5528]

Life is a total disaster is now a requirement for a Trump cabinet pick.

[@luisamayer8496]

Excellent take down of Hegsteth, Tim!

[@signalfire6]

Unspoken in this is that the woman thinks she may have been drugged.

[@cherylmanfra1832]

The Clown show continues!! This is embarrassing 😳 Hush Money part 2

[@Slingbld]

ALLEGATION, ALLEGATION. LOOK UP ALLEGATION.

[@glennhart4267]

Disgusting how rich men pay off their victims and nothing happens.

[@creepy847]

Another classy candidate.

[@Raffaele276]

Tim Miller simply explains the problem, with this guy, brilliantly.

[@georgebentonjr3876]

Bird's of the same feather flock together.

[@garykain4448]

Guilty until proven innocent? Men and women need to make better choices in life.

[@douglemay7989]

Unfit, pure and simple.

[@MysterE95]

So that includes him, right?

[@garykain4448]

@douglemay7989 Based on what facts?