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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 during an appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" that she had consumed three beers before a controversial interview on October 9th. In the original forum, West gave a rambling and slurred speech where she pledged to fire all Republicans if elected. When confronted about her level of intoxication, West initially claimed she wasn't very drunk but later admitted to having "a couple" of drinks, finally settling on three beers. Despite this admission, West maintained that she was still coherent regarding Indiana politics and insisted she was sober during the podcast discussion.

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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

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