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Ten present and former Fox Information staffers informed NBC News on Tuesday that Pete Hegseth’s drinking concerned his colleagues, who smelled alcohol on him “as just lately as closing month.”

After President-pick Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Safeguard faced allegations of drunken conduct on the job, just about a dozen of Hegseth’s present and former Fox Information colleagues gave small print to NBC News about his alleged fight with alcohol.

Two Fox News staffers claimed they could scent alcohol on Hegseth “on greater than a dozen events” throughout his time as co-host of Fox & Pals Weekend and prompt Hegseth appeared on-air whereas hungover.

“One of the crucial sources said they smelled alcohol on him as just lately as last month and heard him complain about being hungover this autumn,” NBC News pronounced. “Three current staff stated that his drinking remained a priority up except Trump introduced him as his option to run the Pentagon, at which point Hegseth left Fox.”

On Hegseth’s alleged consuming downside, a former Fox Information staffer mentioned, “Everyone could be speaking about it in the back of the scenes earlier than he went on the air.”

Every other former staffer added that Hegseth “just acted like the rules didn’t apply to him.”

Hegseth’s Fox & Chums Weekend co-host Will Cain denied the allegations, calling them “100 percent bullshit” in a social media put up.

“Your story is horseshit @NBCNews. Put my identify on it. On the file. It’ll be your only on the file supply,” he wrote. “Signed, The man who sat next to him for 8 hours a week for 5 years beginning at 6am.”

This month, a whistleblower file targeted Hegseth’s drunken misconduct and alleged “historical past of alcohol abuse,” which included allegedly using donor funds at Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) “for partying, consuming, and the usage of CVA occasions as little more than opportunities to ‘hook up’ with girls on the street.”

On Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) mentioned the up to date sexual assault and ingesting allegations against Hegseth would make his affirmation as secretary of protection within the Senate “troublesome.”

Hegseth resigned from Fox News ultimate month upon being nominated.

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