Fox News’ John Roberts downplays concerns about the secretary of defense potentially drinking on the job
John Roberts: “What secretary of defense doesn't have a bottle of bourbon whiskey in their office?”
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From the January 14, 2025, edition of Fox News' America Reports
JOHN ROBERTS (FOX ANCHOR): But what secretary of defense doesn't have a bottle of bourbon or whiskey in his office?
KATIE PAVLICH (FOX CONTRIBUTOR): In his off- I mean if you go to Capitol Hill over here you will find many --
ROBERTS: Come on.
PAVLICH: -- bottles of bourbon on the bar carts in the Senate offices. But the point is, Pete Hegseth answered a lot of questions today including very uncomfortable personal questions about his history and he answered for that. And that is something they were prepared for, talked about how he's a changed man. He thanked his wife and family and people around him for supporting him and he had a room full of veterans who were there supporting his leadership skills and that's what this is all about. And there were questions, importantly big ones, about nuclear war, about unmanned aircraft, that we're now seeing taking over warfare around the world, about shipbuilding. I thought it was fun to see the new senators who were just elected asking their questions, Tim Sheehy of Montana, Jim Banks from Indiana, Elise Slotkin from Michigan who noted that she won in that state, but also Donald Trump won so she understand the nominees he has put up for confirmation that people voted for this. So there are questions about the world and his leadership at the Pentagon and there are also as you mentioned, John, questions about his qualifications.
ROBERTS: Just to put a button on this alcohol thing if you go to Churchill's war rooms in London, you can buy a bottle of the scotch that he used to drink while he was looking after the war.