Indiana Democrat admits three beers before viral interview

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Indiana Democratic candidate Jaime West admitted she drank three beers before a widely shared interview in which she pledged to fire all Republicans.

Indiana Democratic candidate Jaime West admitted on Piers Morgan's talk show that she had consumed three beers before appearing at a local television forum on 9 October, where she made remarks that became widely shared online. At the forum, West, who is running for a seat on the Fayette County Council, slurred through comments pledging to fire all Republicans and stating 'we have guns, too'.

When Morgan asked West whether she had been drinking before the forum, she initially claimed she had only one Coors Light. Under further questioning, she admitted to having 'a couple', before finally revealing the true number: three beers. West attributed her drinking to nervousness about entering 'a room full of Republicans'.

West insisted she 'wasn't that intoxicated' during the forum and still knew 'what I'm talking about when it comes to Indiana politics'. She also told Morgan she was sober during their conversation. When asked whether she wished to retract any of her comments about Republicans, which Morgan noted were 'inflammatory', West declined. 'I say it all the time – I'm not friends with [Republicans]. I don't like them. They voted for all of this that's happening to our country,' she said.

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• Piers Morgan left stunned after Indiana Democrat admits how much she drank before viral ‘we have guns, too’ interview‘I say it all the time: I’m not friends with [Republicans]. I don’t like them’ Jaime West told the broadcaster MondayIndependent World · 20 Oct, 14:43
• Indiana Democrat Jaime West reveals how many beers she downed before trainwreck interviewIndiana Democratic candidate Jaime West admitted on Monday that she downed “three beers” before slurring through a viral, trainwreck interview — in which she pledged to fire all Republicans. West, a county council hopeful in Fayetteville, argued on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that she “wasn’t that intoxicated” when she gave a rambling monologue during a local...New York Post · 20 Oct, 03:12

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