Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's drinking habits were brought up at a House Intelligence Committee hearing where Democrats focused on the fallout of signalgate, the use of a messaging app to discuss upcoming attacks against Yemeni Houthi rebels earlier in March.
California Rep. Jimmy Gomez was the one who brought up the issue, saying that "a lot of questions were brought up regarding his drinking habits in his confirmation hearing," and asking Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe whether they knew if Hegseth was drinking "before he leaked classified information."
