GOP Senator Twists Himself In Knots Over Hegseth's Drinking Problem
GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin twisted himself in knots trying to defend Pete Hegseth, after recent reporting that he has a drinking problem on top of all the other reasons he's not fit to serve as Secretary of Defense.
Mullin made an appearance on this Sunday's State of the Union on CNN, and after Tapper talked about a group attacking Sen. Joni Ernst over her hesitation to confirm Hegseth, Tapper asked Mullin what he thought about a number of his fellow Republican senators who have expressed concern over Hegseth's drinking.
Tapper played a portion of Hegseth's interview with Megyn Kelly, where he denied ever having a drinking problem, before playing another clip where he basically admitted having a problem with alcohol after returning from serving in Iraq.
" It seems to be in that Will Cain clip that he's describing having a drinking problem," Tapper noted. "How do you reconcile that with him now claiming that he's never had an issue with alcohol?"