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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago

Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother

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Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother | CNN Politics
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen on a second Signal group chat, this one on his personal phone and including his wife, lawyer and brother, three people familiar with the chat told CNN.
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  • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    “I’ll stop drinking if I am confirmed as Secretary of Defense” is one of the funniest things ever said in senate testimony

    EDIT: I’m paraphrasing, trying to find the actual quote

    EDIT2: turns out there were two incidents that I conflated

    In short, Hegseth did say he would stop drinking if he was confirmed as secretary of defense. […]

    He made such a promise in a December 2024 podcast interview with political commentator and journalist Megyn Kelly.

    […]

    During his Jan. 14, 2025, Senate hearing, Hegseth also said he would no longer drink if confirmed. Hawaii’s Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono asked him: “You recently promised some of my Republican colleagues that you stopped drinking and won’t drink if confirmed. Correct?”

    Hegseth responded: “Absolutely.”

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      It’s zero wine hundred hours somewhere

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        wine

        WHAT RED BLOODED MAN DRINKS WINE???1?

        • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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          Jesus was an effete libcuck. A real man would have turned water into Kentucky Bourbon.

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          I can guarantee that somewhere out there is an anti-woke winery for elite operators that sells the most disgusting red blend outside of a space bag.

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      The secretary of defense dying from alcohol withdrawal was not on my “list of things to potentially happen.”

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      “I like beer” energy.

    • FourteenEyes [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      I like to imagine on the way home he stopped at 7-11 for a couple tall boys

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    and of course the problem is the leak, not what they’re doing to Yemen

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    A family that communicates is a healthy family! My dad never shared anything with me. 🥺

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      At least he never implicated you in various crimes against humanity.

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    second-plane

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    Let’s do radical transparency Hegseth and just livestream all war planning

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    dril

    Can’t stop won’t stop posting

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    The Sec. of Defense should be required to do this.

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    Amazing

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