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Hegseth's pledge to remain sober is adorably consequence-free

Because accountability is for Democrats and suckers.

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 27, 2025
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Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pete Hegseth, Trump's brilliant Defense Secretary, has pinky-promised to stay totally sober during his tenure – but don't you dare ask what happens if he gets caught with a White Claw in the Situation Room!

"This is the biggest deployment of my life, and there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it," Hegseth declared to MAGA's favorite mean girl Megyn Kelly.

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