Hegseth's history with alcohol shadows Pentagon selection

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : End of carouselHegseth, who did not respond to requests for comment from The Post, on Wednesday said on Kelly's show that he spoke with Trump this morning and still has his support.
46% : "It's very possible I wouldn't be talking to you right now," Trump said in the interview.
43% : We're tracking the people Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
40% : Trump said that if he started drinking, he would have met the same fate as his brother.
39% : Trump does not drink alcohol, he frequently tells those around him.
36% : Trump has been troubled by the allegations about Hegseth's excessive drinking, said two people familiar with his thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.
28% : "Trump, who has not publicly addressed Hegseth's statements about his alcohol use, has said he has never consumed an alcoholic drink, told The Post in a 2019 interview that he regretted pressuring his brother to go into the family business, a rare admission of what he called a "mistake," and said that his brother's alcoholism served as a warning.
24% : Trump has stood by numerous aides and appointees accused of sexual assault or indiscretion, but he has long disdained the abuse of alcohol by those around him dating back to the death of his brother, Fred Trump Jr., who suffered from alcoholism and died from related diseases at the age of 42.
18% : Trump has been asking transition aides to ramp up their defense of Hegseth and defend him against all accusations.

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