There’s the disturbing 2017 sexual assault allegation, the police report for which included a hotel worker at the scene of the alleged incident saying Hegseth seemed very drunk.
Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing, and told police at the time that he was only “buzzed.”
Hegseth has been on Capitol Hill this week trying to convince Republican senators that he’s still fit to lead the nation’s largest bureaucracy.
He’s apparently been addressing them by promising senators he’ll stop drinking if they confirm him.
Hegseth acknowledged his drinking earlier in the day in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal.
When Hegseth was asked Wednesday afternoon whether he’d be flying to south Florida the next day, however, he replied, simply, “No.”.
If it sounds like Hegseth’s nomination is in trouble, he reportedly told Republican lawmakers that his mother has been calling senators on his behalf — which will surely fix matters. »
