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Hegseth Demolishes Democrat Hirono for Attack Citing Debunked Anonymous Reports

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, set the record straight after Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) cited thoroughly refuted anonymous reports claiming he drank on the job at Fox News.

Hirono used her time during Hegseth’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to peddle the anonymous reports, which a multitude of Hegseth’s former coworkers at Fox News have refuted on record.

“I have read multiple reports of your regularly being drunk at work, including by people who worked with you at Fox News. Do you know that being drunk at work is prohibited for service members under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)?” Hirono asked Hegseth, presenting him with only a “yes or no” option seemingly designed to prevent him from pushing back on the anonymous allegations.

“Senator–” Hegseth began before Hirono immediately cut him off, directing him to answer “yes or no.”

“Those are multiple false anonymous reports peddled by NBC News that run directly contradictory to the dozens of men and women at Fox News Channel who I worked with who came on the record and said they’ve never seen that,” Hegseth responded.

“I’m not hearing, I’m not hearing the answer to my question,” she said, raising a hand to her ear.

One of Hegseth’s former co-hosts on Fox and Friends Weekend, Will Cain, and many other former co-workers, in addition to friends and others who know him personally came out to support him after the claims ran in an anonymous smear piece from NBC News, as Breitbart News reported:

Will Cain, Hegseth’s former co-host at Fox News
Dan Bongino, podcast show host
Nicole Saphier, MD
Joey Johnny, Marine combat veteran and author
Kyle Becker, former Fox News writer/associate producer
Breanna Morello, podcast host/former Fox News producer
Piers Morgan, British TV host
Rob Smith, Iraq War veteran and Fox News commentator
William Case, former Fox News producer
Lisa Boothe, Fox News host
Clay Travis, founder of Outkick.com
Guy Benson, former co-host with Hegseth
Carol Roth, former Blaze coworker
Rachel Campos-Duffy, Fox News host
Evita Duffy, Bongino Report host
Sara Carter, Fox News contributor
Lara Logan, investigative journalist
Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of the Federalist
Tomi Lahren, show host
Ximena Barreto, aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Corey A. DeAngelis, American Culture Project senior fellow
Leo Terrell, Fox News contributor
Graham Allen, show host
Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA
Jason Rantz, radio show host
Monica Crowley, former Trump administration official and Fox News host
Jon Nicosia, president of News Cycle Media
Tony Shaffer, author, intelligence operative and Newsmax contributor
Janice Dean, Fox News cohost and weather anchor
Brian Brenberg, Fox News Business host
Dr. Carol Swain, author and political commentator
Catturd, popular conservative figure

Hegsth’s attorney, Tim Parlatore, highlighted the many on-the-record refutations in a statement to the Washington Post last month.

“And the sheer number of Fox News employees who have come out over the past 24 hours on the record with their names to debunk these claims vastly outweighs the unverifiable anonymous claims that have been reported,” Parlatore said.

The Making of a Leader;Weekly Jewish Wisdom by Eitiel Goldwicht Shmot (Exodus 1:1-6:1 )

The Making of a Leader

Shmot (Exodus 1:1-6:1 )

In this week’s Torah portion, we learn three stories about the first Jewish leader, Moshe Rabeinu. They are simple in nature, relatable to children, yet with profound messages that we can understand as we mature. When Moshe goes out to his brothers and he sees an Egyptian hitting a Jew, he steps in and strikes the Egyptian and saves the Jewish slave. The next day he goes out again and he sees two Jews fighting. Again, he steps in to stop them from fighting. The third account of Moshe stepping in to save others is when he runs away to Midyan and meets the daughters of Yitro. There too, when the shepherds came and drove them away, Moshe rescued them and watered their flocks.

We read these three accounts and understand that they are not just here to tell us about Moshe Rabbeinu’s young adult life, but to teach us why Moshe was chosen as the leader of the Jewish people. We understand from his bravery and assertiveness that Jewish leadership is not about being charismatic, a great orator or being rich, it’s about taking action when you see an issue that needs to be addressed.

We look around the world today and it’s clear there is a rise in anti-Semitism in the both US and Europe. What are we doing about it? There’s division amongst Jews around the world and in Israel, what are we doing about that? There is hunger, crime, and many other global issues that need to be addressed. Are we involved? Taking a stand?

The first story of Moshe witnessing the incident of the Egyptian hitting a Jew, symbolizes the issue of antisemitism, when Jews are attacked by non-Jews. Are we willing to open our eyes to see it, and are willing to take a stand like Moshe Rabbeinu?

The second account represents division and internal fighting amongst Jews. When Jews fight with one another, do we ignore it? We may not want to get involved, telling ourselves it's not my issue. Perhaps we should step in to try to stop the fighting?

Lastly, the incident with the daughters of Yitro in Midyan is a conflict between non- Jews, representing issues the world faces due to a lack of moral values. We might think it's none of our business, let them fight amongst themselves. Let there be starvation in Africa, and terrible war crimes in Syria, it’s not our issue. But Jewish wisdom is teaching us here real leadership means stepping up and taking a stand, even when the issue seems further removed from home.

To be a Jewish leader means to be committed to take action. First to stop and think about the issues facing the world and the Jewish people. To think about how we can unite Jews from different backgrounds and then to take responsibility and make an impact.

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