An NBC report has surfaced alleging that Pete Hegseth was intoxicated on multiple occasions before appearing on air. The report, based on claims from ten unnamed current and former Fox employees, includes two individuals who say they smelled alcohol on Hegseth before broadcasts and heard him mention being hungover.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn more than a dozen occasions during his tenure as a co-host of\u00a0Fox & Friends Weekend<\/em>, which began in 2017, they smelled alcohol on him before he went on air,\u201d NBC stated. One source claimed this behavior persisted as recently as last month.<\/p>\n However, the report also acknowledges that none of the sources could recall an instance where Hegseth missed a scheduled appearance due to drinking.<\/p>\n Hegseth\u2019s Fox News colleagues have strongly refuted the allegations, dismissing them as baseless.<\/p>\n Will Cain, a longtime co-host, denounced the report on X (formerly Twitter), calling it \u201c100 percent bullst.\u201d He stated, \u201cYour story is horsest, @NBCNews. Put my name on it. On the record. It\u2019ll be your only on-the-record source.\u201d The unified response from Hegseth\u2019s colleagues suggests the allegations are a deliberate smear campaign, especially given their timing ahead of his Senate confirmation hearings.<\/p>\nFox News Colleagues Defend Hegseth<\/h3>\n
\nRachel Campos-Duffy, another co-host, echoed Cain\u2019s criticism, writing, \u201cThe losers at @NBCNews never reached out to me either. You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story?\u201d<\/p>\n