Today Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth retweeted a letter debunking lies being spread about him being ‘forced out’ of his role at a veterans advocacy group.

Hegseth tweeted “Read for yourself. You’ll see the truth is on our side.”

The letter is from the trustee of Concerned Veterans of America who sets the record straight on why Hegseth is no longer there, saying it only was a difference of opinion and so that Hegseth could focus on his new venture with Fox News. It had nothing to do with alcohol whatsoever:

“The trustee of the veterans advocacy group where Pete Hegseth served as president denied in 2016 that the current defense secretary-designee was forced out of the position due to drinking and other misconduct, directly contradicting whistleblowers who spoke with the New Yorker.”

In case you can’t read that, here’s an image of just the text: