News · moment 11 of 18
Pete Hegseth's Confirmation and Domestic Abuse Allegations
from Elon’s Salute & The Inauguration Bishop | The Tim Dillon Show #428 · #428
5 min
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Tim discusses Pete Hegseth's confirmation as Defense Secretary, his reputation for drinking and intensity from his time in Iraq, and skeptically weighs allegations from his ex-wives about abuse and an 'escape plan.'
- Tim describes Hegseth as someone who likes to drink and has occasionally thrown women in fountains, but served the country honorably.
- The type of guy who gets blackout drunk at work conventions and needs to be told to go to his room.
- Tim questions what 'fearing for safety' even means, comparing it to how people have claimed the same about him because he drives fast.
- Soldiers who see their best friends' heads blown off in Iraq tend to become very religious and get tattoos.
- Tim dismisses the escape plan allegations as insufficient evidence without proof of actual physical abuse.
- "I need to see something—did he put hands on you? Were you hit?" Tim wants concrete evidence rather than general descriptions of volatility.
- Hegseth seems intense and was on Fox and Friends; Tim notes many couples have volatile fights and makeup cycles.
- His first wife confirms Hegseth has an alcohol abuse problem and likely had to be dragged out of hotels multiple times.
- Tim's assessment: Hegseth's issues appear to stem primarily from his drinking habits.