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Indiana Democrat Jaime West reveals how many beers she downed before trainwreck interview

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Jaime West, a Democratic candidate for county council in Fayetteville, Indiana, admitted on Monday to drinking three beers before giving a controversial and disoriented interview on "Piers Morgan Uncensored." During the interview, she pledged to fire all Republicans if elected and defended her statement by claiming she was nervous about entering a room full of them. Despite Piers Morgan's skepticism, West maintained that she wasn’t intoxicated enough to alter her political stance or recant any part of her earlier rambling statements against Republicans.

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Jaime West, a Democratic candidate for county council in Fayetteville, Indiana, admitted on the TV show "Piers Morgan Uncensored" that she had consumed three beers before giving a controversial interview on October 9. During the local televised forum, West made statements like pledging to fire all Republicans, which went viral due to her visibly intoxicated state. When asked about the number of drinks by Morgan, West initially downplayed it but eventually disclosed the exact amount. Despite this admission, she maintained that she was not significantly impaired and still understood Indiana politics clearly.

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Indiana 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. asserted

she → admit → 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 televised forum on Oct. 9. asserted

she → argue → Oct.

An incredulous Morgan, sensing the whole truth hasn’t been told, asked West if she in fact really had only had one beer before the disastrous TV appearance. asserted

she → sense → appearance

West then admitted that she, in fact, had “a couple.” asserted

she → admit → couple

I was going into a room full of Republicans,” West said in an attempt to justify hitting the sauce. asserted

West → go → sauce

Morgan then asked West, in a “chance to be completely honest and transparent,” to definitively admit how many drinks she’d downed before the sloshed conversation. asserted

she → ask → conversation

What do you want me to say, man? asserted

me → want → What

I had three beers,” West revealed. asserted

West → have → beers

The Indiana Democrat insisted she “wasn’t that intoxicated” and still “knew what I’m talking about when it comes to Indiana politics.” asserted

it → insist → politics

She also told Morgan she was sober while speaking to him and refused to renege when Morgan asked if there was anything she’d take back from her viral interview. asserted

she → tell → interview

“I say it all the time – I’m not friends with [Republicans]. asserted

I → say → Republicans

I don’t like them. asserted

I → like → them

They voted for all of this that’s happening to our country,” West said. asserted

West → vote → country

Indiana Democrat Jaime West reveals how many beers she downed before trainwreck interview

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