CIA director John Ratcliffe shot back that Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez was the 'drinking habits' of Defense Pete Hegseeth Ophief, 'offensive' after he was asked about it on Wednesday during a hearing.
It came when the Californian legislator pressed the top of Trump security officers about the discussion about Yemen Airstikes in a signal chat with a reporter.
“Do you know before you know that Pete Hegseeth had drunk before he leaked classified information?” Gomez first asked director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
“I have no knowledge of the personal habits of secretary Hegseeth,” Gabbard replied.
But when he asked Ratcliffe the same question, the CIA director and former GOP conferresleman gained back angry.
'You know, no, I'm going to answer that. I think that's an attacking line of questions. The answer is no, “said Ratcliffe.
The exchange continued to go into chaos with the two screaming over each other.
CIA director John Ratcliffe shot back that a question from congress member Jimmy Gomez was 'offensive' when he asked for the drinking habits of Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth during hearing
“You don't want to concentrate on the good work that the CIA does, the intelligence community,” shouted Ratcliffe while Gomez tried to reclaim his time.
“I have enormous respect for the CIA, enormous respect for our men and women in uniform,” Gomez finally shot back.
The Congressman had noted that accusations with regard to Hegseeth Drinking were a subject of care when he was confirmed as Minister of Defense in January.
Gomez argued that his question 'was on top of the spirit of every American' afterwards It was unveiled Hegseeth shared war plans on Signal.
“He stood in front of a stage in Europe with a drink, so of course we want to know if his performance is endangered,” said Gomez.
Gomez raised people and asked if former Defense Minister Lloyd Austin was compromised “because of a heart issue.”
But he was cut off by Ratcliffe who asked “his performance was compromised because of a successful strike?”
The CIA director continued and taken to Gomez ', you want to talk about accepting responsibility. Do you think you have to accept responsibility for a successful attack to make Americans safer? '
Gomez cut him off and declared 'this is serious' because his time to interrogate the witness was, but the exchange did not stop there.
Congressman Jimmy Gomez claimed that drinking Hegseeth was relevant and the question was great for 'Elke American', because Hegseeth is confronted with recall for revealing plans for strikes in Yemen in a signal group treasure with a reporter with a reporter
Hegseeth was confronted with accusations of heavy drinking during his confirmation process in January
The following legislator gave Ratcliffe the time to respond without interruption. The CIA director used that time to give a 'general reflection'.
Ratcliffe said that members of the intelligence community have asked questions about the signal group in recent days, but he accused Senate and Huisdemocrats of not asking questions about China, Russia, Iran or the real threats that go to the United States. '
He shot back that they can say that they care about the good working agencies such as the CIA, but he pointed out that no one had asked about the conquest of a senior planner of the bombing at Kabul International Airport in August 2021.
“Instead, we get questions about whether someone has drinking habits,” he added.
He said he wanted in an annual hearing, that's what they would talk about.
Gabbard has also tormented because Hegseeth continued to operate in the best interest of the American people.
“I think it's wrong to dispute him, especially at a point that he is not here to defend his own honor,” she added.
But the accusations of Ratcliffe about Democrats were not with the following democratic legislator to ask during the hearing.
Congress woman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA.) Who served with the US Air Force replied that Ratcliffe accused her as a democrat of not giving national threats was 'offensive' and she had to give him under control.
“I really wanted to talk about that, in fact had asked questions prior to this hearing about those threats,” she said. “But I don't have time to ask those questions because the threat is in the house.”
'The threat is over the stage and I have to ask these questions. It is my job to ask you these questions, “she said.
Houlahan said that when she served in the army, this had happened to her, she “would have entered her resignation.”
“Communicating these kinds of things in signal is not OK,” she said.
