‘Slow motion train wreck’: Nicolle Wallace reacts to Pete Hegseth’s unraveling confirmation chances

[@JH-nj8up]

If you have to reassure everyone that you’re not going to have a drink while on the job there’s a problem.

[@dalebonifant4855]

Same as that traitor Kavanaugh, rushed through to Supreme Court divinity

[@CynthiaLowe-mf5ez]

Does he think it’s an 8 to 5 job? Emergencies happen. Will he become teetotaler overnight? BS.

[@harold9394]

@@CynthiaLowe-mf5ezexactly

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

No chit!

[@MaijaKarklins]

And we would believe that promise why?

[@Paul-lm5gv]

He's not qualified no matter how his mother has changed her opinion of him today. Her email to him 8 years ago - she called him an abuser of women. Now what mother would do that if it wasn't true???!!!!

[@TheFergyme]

Trump doesn't care about that little fact. Abusers are welcomed in Trump world.

[@KathrynHaugan]

Maybe she drinks as much as he does?

[@francesbatycki404]

exactly. and in my 7 decades on this planet, I'm nekvermet an abuser or someone who thinks women are inferior who has ever ever ever changed their way of actin.

[@ARichardP]

Six years ago.

[@Cosmic.cougar]

She’s a co-dependent as is his wife.

[@berrypainter]

"It's not a problem for me" said every alcoholic in the world......

[@tyronejackson2235]

Harris was quite the alcoholic too 🤣🤣🤣

[@kathleenbebeau3385]

I know a few addicts..that's obvious.

[@WaltzingUndead]

​​@@Her.Serene.Feline.Cuteness.If your going to lie, put some effort into it, it's embarrassing how bad you are at propaganda.

[@Her.Serene.Feline.Cuteness.]

@@WaltzingUndead 'Don't believe your lying eyes..' Where did that get you? It's time for a new approach unless you actually like losing.

[@WaltzingUndead]

@@Her.Serene.Feline.Cuteness. What is your malfunction?

[@umbertoverbita6653]

Nicole, keep speaking out... keep telling the truth and STAY STRONG! Big hug, and my support to you from Flores island, Indonesia.

[@malcolmtmelissa]

Again he lost 2 jobs because of his drinking so how does he not have an issue with Alcohol

[@jjjessee245]

How bad does Hegseth have to be for Trump to think DeSantis is an improvement.

[@libbycollins9349]

Scum vs algae scum.

[@Meriela144]

That made me lol.

[@Anita-e3h2x]

Much, much worse!! Hegseth is a real alcoholic. The holiest oath is forgotten at the first stress... Who ever met such a person, knows that.

[@michaelmarceau4863]

Trump saw meatball Ron's Top Gun campaign video.

[@EleanorMcisaac]

😂😂

[@user-yu3bv3nl7y]

He’s not undaunted. He’s probably not sober enough to read the writing on the wall

[@leed5167]

This upcoming Administration is a total train wreck

[@loueblack2221]

The Train driver is the cause

[@virgilbradford5714]

Way better then wts in power now 😂🤡

[@theawakewoman1111]

Disaster!!!

[@chansetwo]

2016 all over again.

[@Noreb]

@@virgilbradford5714 how?.. hes already lost trade wars, peace deals, been humiliated by multiple foreign leaders.. like.. what is wrong with you people?

[@cj-cw7wi]

Pete Hegseth in charge of The Pentagon? I wouldn't let him stay at my AirBNB.

[@Nelia-g9w]

hahaha..i agree with you

[@lynnrunningdeerB4]

Or dog house.

[@jimmyjames6487]

You don't have an airBNB

[@MarvinHking]

@@jimmyjames6487 you don't have a dog house

[@franciscobassi3597]

I wouldn't let any trump cabinet member near my daughters.

[@UltraD52]

I have NO confidence that Trump will replace is terrible cabinet picks with any less terrible choices.

[@MrSmithGuy]

Thankfully, you don’t matter.

[@KennyRogersRoasters84]

Bro your prez has dementia and wears a diaper 😂

[@deadcarz4926]

@@KennyRogersRoasters84 Yours...Putin has sent 800,000 ORCS to Ukraine.

[@edwardsalley1248]

As a proud recovering alcoholic,34 years sober, everything he said is what I used to say before I realized I had a problem and did something about it.

[@amstaylorph]

100%

[@AmericanBulldog-kx1fz]

Fifteen years sober here. Congrats. Take care.

[@Bakes-z4c]

Would be a pretty 💩 experience, being in charge of the US military, while dealing with it. Surely his mom doesn’t want to put that kind of pressure on him?

[@kevinkevin4985]

Psychologically healthy people do not behave like this.

[@waltersokil4938]

All Trump picks come from the same (cess)pool

[@davidk2906]

Well said .

[@Scottus-q8l]

Anybody even remotely qualified would have too much self-respect to work for him.

[@Bakes-z4c]

I believe the preferred term is SWAMP

[@Josephs-k8e]

Only qualification needed to be in trumps cabinet - sycophancy.

[@harold9394]

Exactly

[@francesbatycki404]

yep, on their knees and opening their pinholes.

[@tcg0985]

THIS!

[@22apage]

And 99% have trashed him at one point over the past 8 years. When he was promised the win by Elon, they planted those lips.

[@dddevildogg]

also qualifies you- lips on tookis

[@mlpabq1]

Let's be honest...the entire gop is a train wreck

[@doughughes5732]

@mlpabq1 totally agree. And yet Americans lined up to vote em. It's kinda like living in the twilight zone.

[@jimmyjames6487]

Democrats were just worst or they would have won.

[@ottomatic9324]

Have you.been alive the last 4 years.

[@theawakewoman1111]

Big time!!!!

[@dolores2716]

@@ottomatic9324 Yes. NATO is stronger and the economy is too. All three markets closed at record highs today. The border problem could have been improved if trump had not told the GOP to sink it.

[@ericsaari2901]

He's a FOX News co-host... for Defense secretary??

[@wchambers3849]

Only in America!

[@ARichardP]

Weekend host.

[@dontienle]

He can defend from CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC 😂😂😂

[@alpinecenter]

Steve Bannon is also highly qualified. You know, Navy officer and alcoholic.

[@Bakes-z4c]

And his agenda is… no fighting women. That’s the main problem is it? I thought Russia winning the second Cold War was a bigger problem

[@stefaniekokal58]

SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE ALCOHOLIC….”I don’t have a problem but everyone else who knows me speak differently”

[@nancymcmonarch]

Did you notice his hands on Megyn Kelly's show? He was LITERALLY white-knuckling that interview. Sounded like he was about to cry toward the end. Looked exactly like a guy who really, really, REALLY wanted a drink. And Trump absolutely took notice.

[@dannybaker8030]

When I drink people get unreasonable...

[@harold9394]

@@dannybaker8030😂😂

[@loueblack2221]

Sorry, but forget about rules, regulations, laws and the ‘Truth’, Trump got a mandate from 'The Uneducated' to govern with unlimited Power & total Immunity... America will have a Dictator in The White House in 25' who will surround himself with psychopathic goons who will do as he tells them...

[@sassysaint3096]

​@@dannybaker8030 😂 yup, actually been there😂.

[@v.a.993]

DeSantis is not qualified either.

[@zynathera8140]

True

[@ottomatic9324]

Harvard graduate been a governor for years a veteran sounds qualified to me what do you want?

[@theawakewoman1111]

Nope!

[@eeman1335]

Trump should stop announcing picks until after Jan 20th. They don't need Senate confirmation to start serving temporarily and best of all it allows all these MSM networks to complete their bankruptcy and get off the air.

[@PhilipPost]

...But he looks like a boy scout compared to Hegseth...

[@CharlesMartin-wt8pd]

Significant Alcohol use can NOT be turned on and turned off....FACT !

[@publicuser2534]

Amen -Recovering Alcoholic

[@curtisblake261]

Any mental health expert will say this. Alcohol abusers lie all the time in an attempt to hide their addiction. Same for abusers of other substances.

[@jp13119]

He sounds like a potential parolee who's found Jesus in Corcoran.

[@AFoulOdor]

Tell me you’re an alcoholic without saying you’re an alcoholic.

[@CloroxPresidente]

Hegseth, hasn't held a position managing a large group of troops , that alone disqualifies him. He is not a general, he does not have enough combat experience as a leader. Period.

[@winstonsmith6607]

So many DNCbots. I thought they cut your funding.

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

Oh, minor details...... Its just the Pentagon. Not like our lives depend on the effectiveness of our military with WWIII on the near horizon.......

[@publicuser2534]

I would like him to explain what he got his decorations for. The citations for those decorations are so boiler plate that I believe just about anyone could have walked away with those ribbons.

[@dddevildogg]

Hold on there, Putin likes him !

[@whjerts]

There has been 6 defense secretary’s with no military experience

[@melissabruhn1429]

Funny, Hegseth backed down clearing his name by paying off woman as well as requiring she sign an NDA.

[@alisondenham3404]

Birds of a feather…

[@WarHawk-]

That seems to happen a lot with Republican Politicians, you know, those Christian-hugging 'Law & Orders' guys 😂

[@Bakes-z4c]

🍊🤡 WH- “everyone has NDAs”

[@davidbrear8642]

From what we have already learned, the fact that Hegseth drinks, is one of his more admirable qualities.

[@roccoferluci5]

PATEL IS NEXT.

[@rickmcintyre5284]

Look at these loser picks back ups. They require close scrutiny as well.

[@antonomaseapophasis5142]

The back ups all know they are at least a grade below rejects.

[@trevx3680]

Actually Trump rejects are typically a little smarter than his main choices.

[@DittxxTheRealOne]

Hegseth, Secretary of Offence & Drunkenness.

[@user-km4dd6sn1y]

😂🤣

[@Melanoma.tRump-x2b]

Lol.

[@vpolite1]

He is just your type of guy.

[@jennifercampbell7698]

Works like a charm alongside DOGE. 👏🏻👏🏻😂

[@doughughes5732]

GOP Senators would have to be completely insane to confirm Hegseth at this point. The first time he gets drunk on the job as Sec. Def. the media would be all over those Senators. And they should be.

[@epochchange6803]

We're not paying our Senators to babysit drunks!

[@andrewbutterworth4820]

They will deflect to some minor problems to the Democrats!!

[@terrymckenzie857]

God Bless The New Yorker's Jane Mayer. Her investigative reporting has once again saved us from disaster.

[@TT-qo9dv]

Trump picks the finest people 🤡

[@tyronejackson2235]

MAGA, deal with it!

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

Only the best.....😅

[@tyronejackson2235]

So far, he hasn't picked any men that are mentally ill and try to look and dress like a woman 🤣

[@tcg0985]

😂😂😂

[@tyronejackson2235]

So no men that wear dresses?

[@cecilyfriday9873]

DeSantis used to be a torture lawyer at Gitmo

[@madelinemanor3367]

Besides being a out of control party guy, he's still not qualified.

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

There is THAT! Good Lord.

[@feedingofftherails3650]

The guy who gave up the location of our nuclear subs off of Korea and gave up national security docs nominated Gaetz and Hegseth and the other unqualified, dangerous buffoons. What a shocker.🙄

[@Lola-mt1ne]

Did Pete actually think that no one would find out about who and what he is? And tRumpy?

[@rubbersoul3723]

Watching from the State of Rhode Island-Thank you Nicole-another excellent job. Peace!

[@11cabadger]

"I'm not an alcoholic." "I can stop drinking any time." Sound familiar?

[@MaijaKarklins]

It's not hard. Already quit drinking hundreds of times.

[@elizabethdurden2020]

Words Every alcoholic says 😮

[@aesea57804]

Trump believes being a weekend Fox host (on a panel, not on his own) qualifies Hegseth to run the US Dept of Defense. His nominees should welcome FBI’s behind the scenes background checks, in order to avoid public humiliation.

[@sheldonbodryn1003]

Makes me wonder at how loyal Trump is to the USA. Or maybe how rational he is in general - he could do himself a favor by resigning the Presidency due to health concerns - he'd have a lot to gain and little to lose

[@gemeames1597]

Just the fact that his last rank achieved was Major says everything, plus most of his time was in the National Guard. All of that put together makes his position as Defense Secretary look like a joke, especially with the continuing issue of him being a tail chaser, a boozer, and more than likely a SA predator.

[@chriskelly6559]

No alcoholic ever had a drinking problem. JFC. He could run the Dept. of Drink.

[@publicuser2534]

You’re only an alcoholic if you say you are. That is what cracked me up about the Biden case to be honest. It said he got in trouble for purchasing a gun, while he was addicted to crack. He would have had to have been convicted of a drug crime before the purchase, or admitted to himself and others that he is an addict. I don’t think it is possible to prove someone is an alcoholic or an addict.

[@davidparnell1893]

WOW, the nominee for Sec of Defense has to get his mom to come to his rescue. What a clown show. Trump can really pick'm.

[@berrypainter]

He tolerated Giuliani whom has been a bad alcoholic for years....

[@v.a.993]

Rudy wasn't a cabinet member.

[@berrypainter]

@@v.a.993 no just his lawyer.....

[@Samantha-lg1bw]

He has used Giuliani. Trump doesn't tolerate anyone.

[@vpolite1]

He has a drinking problem. He is just trying to deny it.

[@cathyjustcathy785]

"NEXT!" Gonna be hearing a lot of this in the next few months!

[@Pixelated_Moon]

"it's not a problem for me" said every alcoholic ever.

[@cassettekid151]

Tell me he's not nominating the worst person so they drop out and the second worst person looks sterling.

[@epochchange6803]

When you have to be dragged out of bars and dives no one really believes anything you have to say. Here's looking at you, Hegseth!

[@mackydog99]

Alcoholics cannot lie to alcoholics..........no matter how hard they try! I, am an alcoholic and this dude is lying!

[@walterwilliams4803]

He totally spoken. Like a true alcoholic

[@publicuser2534]

I like what this guy Dowd said too. Because he has faced no real consequence for his drinking, he feels as if he can sugar coat the seriousness of his problem. 1. Shows up to work drunk. Drunk is anything over .08 in my opinion. He was definitely over that mark if he still smelled like it. 2. Has no control over his language, behavior, and family life. 3. States he doesnt have a problem. He hits my mark for an alcoholic for sure. I’ve got just under a year and feel fantastic. It’s the longest since I came back from Iraq. I hear myself in his explanation for sure. Difference is, I’m black and was held to account for my actions.

[@dddevildogg]

@@publicuser2534 My nephews both did Afghanistan, we're an Armed Forces family since 1941 Thank you for your sacrifice to this country.May you succeed in everything

[@walterwilliams4803]

@publicuser2534 every day is a fight for me too, I know I am one.

[@publicuser2534]

@@walterwilliams4803 Keep it simple Walter

[@malcolmtmelissa]

See what I mean, he doesn't recognize his problem...this is the issue

[@publicuser2534]

You aren’t an alcoholic until you say you are. Everyone and their mother can have an opinion, but it is bluster until that first step is taken.

[@4dogs999]

We often go stay in Airbnb’s, but I’m willing to bet that no one including Trump and his cabinet would get approved to even do that

[@epochchange6803]

Matt Gaetz said he wouldn't back down either, and look how that turned out😂😂😂

[@MachiavellisThePrince]

To be fair to Matt Gaetz, it's usually easier to wear down and overpower children than it is to face the American people.

[@sylvainjackson2]

It’s like putting a arsonist in charge of all the Fire Stations…. Thaaaaaa

[@_Lazare]

Country wide circus

[@dianemartinis2801]

Hegseth blah, blah, blah,. Even if he didnt drink he has too many negative issues from the past. This man isnt qualified for this position..

[@jet4tv]

LOVE this program, Nicolle is the BEST! Keep up the good work, Its called journalism and its called presenting their opinion's, and their Truth!!! I just happen to AGREE with, and appreciate staying educated!!!

[@edithwillis6366]

You're crediting Trump with deep thinking! That is not a Trump character trait!

[@MrSmithGuy]

Yet he crushed your nominee and won in a landslide.

[@davidwhite8045]

He’s a changed man, his mommy said it therefore must be true, he’s not a drunken bum and a woman beater. The woman signed a NDA so it must be true 😂

[@winstonsmith6607]

NDA. Get the name right and then focus on the emoji later.

[@davidwhite8045]

@ I could care less about the name of the document, neither should you but I guess morals mean zero to you good folks

[@winstonsmith6607]

@@davidwhite8045 Says the guy who has no problem with Hunter's pardon

[@davidwhite8045]

@ so you can also read my mind, you really are a bright spark, imagine how bright you’ll be when your a big boy

[@JayJay-z3r]

@@winstonsmith6607wasn’t Trumps charges all dropped? Kettle much?

[@matthewblanchard9301]

Hmm? Hegseth or DeSantis?? From the flames to the fire🕯️🔥👀

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

I hate to say this, but DeSanctimonious is the better choice of the two. It's amazing that these folks can say how awful trump is, and then go to work for the awful man.

[@matthewblanchard9301]

@darlenelarochelle4011 But he only hires the best people......🤣

[@terryworley2561]

Right, and DeSantis is any better? He is a terrible Gov and I don't see him doing anything useful for the country!

[@nataliedigiovanni4863]

Ok

[@pjglory3348]

Over on Foxx news, he is a hero, a warrior! Watching from Canada, it’s like you all live in two different universes!

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

Or something like that.....😢

[@andrewstevenson118]

You live in Canada? I heard you are bordering on insanity. [Think about it.]

[@roccoferluci5]

"President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, faces intense scrutiny over his plans to overhaul the agency."---WAPT

[@bobbya8628]

Trump threw this guy into the deep end of the pool. If Trump likes him he should have been nominated for a lower position that wouldn't have gotten so much scrutiny. Regardless of these personal issues. Secretary of Defense is one of the most important and visible positions in the country. It's no place for a guy like Hegseth.

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

True that!

[@lisarozzz]

@@darlenelarochelle4011he tried but Pete didn’t pass wasn’t qualified

[@bgregg55]

His orangeness needs an extremely loyal yes man heading the Pentagon that won't hesitate when the oversized tangerine demands martial law to shut down any dissent.

[@bernardkealey6449]

Gotta disagree with Mara. Hesgeth brought it on himself, it wasn’t thrust on him by Trump. If he had any self awareness he would have declined the nomination.

[@epochchange6803]

They're both culpable. Dump had no business putting this guy up for the job in the first place, I'm sure he knew his sordid history.

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

Exactly. But, he probably needs a job. FOX is likely to be firing him soon. This job probably pays quite well. Our tax dollars, being misspent.

[@epochchange6803]

Hegseth is making a mockery of serious 12-steppers, and threatens to divide folks at those AA meetings over this crap. The last thing we need is a slugfest in the rooms of recovery.

[@traiaberg]

As a Florida resident PLEASE take DeSatin Please

[@JanBirkeland]

You people voted for him keep him for yourselves! Don’t want him near the white house. All his looney tunes ideas!

[@sassysaint3096]

​@@JanBirkeland Florida has been heavily gerrymandered. DeSatan drew the maps himself for goodness sakes. Let's not go after our own when they are doing the best they can under a rigged system!

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

Nooooooooo!

[@traiaberg]

@@JanBirkeland I NEVER did nor would I he’s right up there with 🍊🤡!!!!

[@traiaberg]

@@JanBirkeland I Did Not I repeat did not. I’m not a right wing nut. I’m just stuck in a state that is full of them.

[@sistersnake4629]

Lord the level of DENILE is bigger then Trumps ego

[@christianevanherck6023]

denile? or denial?

[@Dfl87165]

“ I swear, I don’t have a drinking problem. I can stop anytime I want no one has ever approached me about a drinking problem. It’s true, I can stop, I can stop right now. Do you want me to stop? Because I can“. That’s how any normal person envisions a job interview for secretary of defense of the United States.

[@roccoferluci5]

PULL OUT THE NDA IF YOU SPILL THE DNA?

[@Boomer_Power]

At this rate, the blue wave we'll see in 2026 will dwarf the one we saw in 2018.

[@brookemcquale5096]

When a Republican says they're not comfortable it means, "But I'm voting for him/her anyway.

[@gcmgome]

If you are repeatedly coming to work in the morning smelling like liquor, you have a drinking problem.

[@davidcoleman757]

'I don't have a drink problem. I drink and then behave like a douch - no problem!' If De Santis is the answer, you know it's an insane question.

[@Meriela144]

As a recovering alcoholic, if you need to be babysat on a regular basis, you have a problem. You don’t drink that way and then just decide you’re not going to ever drink again, you need help. Maybe his mom could email him and let him know he’s an alcoholic.

[@robertwalker7924]

get yourself to an a/a meeting...and learn how to grow up.

[@roccoferluci5]

"More than 3 million women have served in the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War. Here are some other statistics about women in the military:"---GOOGLE

[@mikejohnson4617]

Pete will be strike 2.

[@patcomerford5596]

How many times have women heard the alcoholic say: "Never again"?

[@tiffparz8749]

It’s not that no-one has ever approached him about his drinking, it’s that he was too drunk to remember !

[@MachiavellisThePrince]

Pete Hegseth doesn't take 'no' for an answer, just ask the dozens of women he assaulted.

[@good_teanice_house6789]

Since when do American politicians care about a persons past? He’s less qualified than Trump to serve in government? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@chriskelly6559]

DeSantass and his white boots will scare our enemies. Gotcha.

[@epochchange6803]

😂😂😂

[@portmantologist]

The only part of Hegseth's statement that I believe is that he's never sought help.

[@vaispelu]

shameles...

[@PearlsAnneHeels]

That fact that the GOP is knocking down picks is actually REALLY encouraging. I’m not gonna give them that much of a pat on the back for doing what we elected them to do, but the idea that he won’t be running unchecked makes me feel a little better about the results.

[@roccoferluci5]

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TRUMP'S PICKS ARE UNQUALIFIED?

[@melissabruhn1429]

90%

[@katiechapman277]

99%

[@Jessjoe1956]

100%

[@michaelmarceau4863]

It'd be easier to pick out the ones who ARE qualified.

[@gaylerobison9518]

110%

[@heclffTatum]

Never had a drinking problem, Tell that to your past three ? WIVES ??

[@heatherclark4266]

Are we sure that T is not putting up people he knows won’t get confirmed because he owes them for something and this was his way to say he paid them back by nominating them and it’s not his fault they couldn’t get confirmed. And then he brings in who he really wants that will look like saints compared to his first picks.

[@epochchange6803]

That's quite a stretch, but I guess anything's possible

[@alisondenham3404]

Great job, Nicolle, as always. 🤗

[@BlueJazzBoyNZ]

Meghan doesn't see Red or Blue it's All about the Green..

[@kevinkevin4985]

Poor CEO. He should be thankful he wasn't tossed out an office tower window.

[@simonpotter7534]

This guy is never going to be able to have a drink of booze without someone waving a camera at him....nice!

[@Dawningx]

I truly hope that the Senate is dare to stand their grounds.

[@porcupines8702]

“Have you been Kavanaughed”? Please. Kavanaugh should have never been confirmed either.

[@blackwoodbat]

Hegseth promising not to drink anymore is as promising as Giuliani promising the same.

[@cds1957]

Hegseth is the worm in a bottle of Mezcal!

[@ConsciousCatastrophe]

Well, he apparently never takes no for an answer...

[@sashakasprzyk5683]

Trump never went to A&W for burgers because the alphabet confuses him.

[@stephanieadams3747]

Hegseth: "I don't have a drinking problem. I never have," said every alcoholic everywhere before finally being forced into treatment!

[@epochchange6803]

I agree with Nicolle. Hegseth will be the last one to figure this all out 😂😂😂

[@AnahataAcademy]

I don't think we can think about this rationally. All Trump wants is to have his name and his antics on air as many times as possible. He has achieved that. He is not serious about any of this Look to see him make more outlandish choices that y'all can talk about endlessly.

[@celesteturner6912]

Surprised at the number of Republican bots on here commenting. This guy won't make it through, and I hope he gets some help when it all ends.