Kristen Welker Asks Trump Point Blank If He’s ‘Concerned’ Pete Hegseth ‘Has Struggled with Drinking’

Trump Pete is doing ░░░░░░░░ now I mean people ░░░░░░░░ a little bit concerned ░░░░░░░░ s a young guy ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous track record ░░░░░░░░ He went to Princeton ░░░░░░░░ went to Harvard He ░░░░░░░░ a good student at ░░░░░░░░ But he loves the ░░░░░░░░ and I think people ░░░░░░░░ starting to see it ░░░░░░░░ we ll be working ░░░░░░░░ his nomination along with ░░░░░░░░ lot of others WELKER ░░░░░░░░ you bring him up ░░░░░░░░ you still have confidence ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth Trump Yes ░░░░░░░░ do I really do ░░░░░░░░ s a very smart ░░░░░░░░ I ve known him ░░░░░░░░ Fox but I ve ░░░░░░░░ him for a long ░░░░░░░░ And he s basically ░░░░░░░░ military guy I mean ░░░░░░░░ ve every time I ░░░░░░░░ to him all he ░░░░░░░░ to talk about is ░░░░░░░░ military He s a ░░░░░░░░ guy WELKER Have you ░░░░░░░░ assurances from senators that ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ Trump No WELKER Do ░░░░░░░░ think he can make ░░░░░░░░ Trump No I think ░░░░░░░░ will yeah I ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot of senators ░░░░░░░░ me up saying he ░░░░░░░░ fantastic WELKER You don ░░░░░░░░ drink yourself Trump No ░░░░░░░░ You ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ devastating drinking can be ░░░░░░░░ concerned are you that ░░░░░░░░ person who you picked ░░░░░░░░ this top job at ░░░░░░░░ Defense Department at least ░░░░░░░░ to those who ve ░░░░░░░░ with him has struggled ░░░░░░░░ drinking Trump But I ░░░░░░░░ spoken to people that ░░░░░░░░ him very well and ░░░░░░░░ say he does not ░░░░░░░░ a drinking problem.”