Etienne: Hegseth’s Nomination Is a Test of GOP’s Commitment to ‘Competency and Character’

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BLITZER: “So let‘s - let me get Ashley to weigh in. So you need four Republicans to vote no in order to defeat his nomination. All the Democrats are going to vote no. We know that for sure. What do you think? How does it look?”
ETIENNE: “Well, I mean, I would defer to Lauren whether or not they‘re going to get the votes. But here‘s sort of how I see it. It‘s definitely a test of whether or not competency, competency, and character actually matter to Republican senators. The thing that‘s most disturbing and most dangerous about Hegseth is what his ex-wife actually said, that he actually drinks more than he doesn‘t. the fact that - the one fact that has not been in dispute is that he‘s an alcoholic. So those people who vote for him today are going to have to explain to the American people how they‘re going to control for his drinking. I mean, this is a this is that agency is an issue of life and death. It‘s a very serious job. And to, you know, so my question is, are they going to take breathalyzers as he walks into the agency? That‘s really the concern, is that he‘s going to be in charge of the biggest, most active, dangerous military in the world. And we‘re not sure that he won‘t be drunk.”