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'Yes or no!' Senator calls out Pete Hegseth for dodging questions about 'being drunk'

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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) called out Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee, after he refused to commit to resigning from the position if he drank alcohol while at work. During Tuesday's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hirono asked Hegseth about reports that he had problems with alcoholism. "I have read multiple reports of your regularly being drunk at work, including by people who ," the senator said. "Do you know that being drunk at work is prohibited for service members under the UCMJ (Uniform Code...

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