In his past life, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth did some things he is not proud of but insists that he is a different man today. Instead of celebrating Hegseth’s transformation, the late night comedians mocked his pledge not to drink on the job on their Wednesday shows and attacked his mom for defending him.
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Over at ABC, the eponymous host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his audience snickered at the idea Hegseth could be a changed man, “In one incident they say Pete became so intoxicated at a work event, he had to be stopped from joining dancers on the stage of a Louisiana strip club. I don't know what kind of work event that was, but Hegseth says these are all lies and also promised that if he gets confirmed by the Senate, he will stop drinking. But if not, he's storming The Capitol Grille at happy hour.”
Kimmel also recalled, “The New York Times got hold of a very damning email Pete's mother sent him about the way he treats women. So, this morning his mom, who apparently shared this with someone who shared it with the Times, went on Fox & Friends to do damage control, which is funny. Has a nominee for Secretary of Defense, has a nominee for Secretary of Defense ever put his mom on TV to help him? Did Donald Rumsfeld's mom? Leon Panetta? Did his mom do that? No?”
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