Pete Hegseth’s former colleagues defend him against report that his drinking ‘worried’ co-workers

Pete Hegseth’s drinking was such a problem that it worried many of his colleagues at Fox News, according to a report published on Tuesday by NBC News.

The claim is based on communication with 10 employees who worked alongside President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense and discussed instances in which they suspected him of being under the influence of alcohol. However, two of Hegseth’s colleagues at Fox News came to Hegseth’s defense and denounced the report. They took to X on Tuesday to say it was untrue.