Pete Hegseth ‘emboldened’ by firing of top military officials as he moves to ‘consolidate control’: report

Yup. People like this never think they’ll be held accountable.  But it’s coming Petey. 

He will gain no one’s respect.

If a democrat ever gains power, the GOP will yell to high heaven saying that the role has too much power. Ignoring how that happened or what they did

Your fall is gonna be ugly, Peter.

Oh good. Consolidate everything so we know who to blame.

He is getting rid of anyone that doesn’t want to break the law or follow the constitution. A rogue nation can not have people that follow any rules. Epstein Epstein Epstein

Eventually he will totally destroy the U S military just to satisfy his own ego. He’s just as bad as the pedophile that gave him the job.

He’s firing all the brass with any brains and keeping the dregs making us weaker to our adversaries. Trump’s already depleting our weapons stockpiles. All going according to Trump’s boss’s plan. When the shit hits the fan, Trump will hop ‘his’ plane to Moscow and join Steven Seagal and Edward Snowden.

To a cell in The Hague

This sucks. Based on my limited experience and not very relevant experience with LatAm. We would be better off if they stayed, challenged unlawful orders, and otherwise fought to the very end instead of choosing to keep their retirements and health.

I don’t blame them. I’m not sure I would be willing to take a bullet for Iran, but by the time they get to something you really care about more than life, it’ll be too late.

He’s just consolidating losers. The expertise is gone. 

There aren’t enough characters available in a reddit post to adequately summarize this man’s incompetence, his all around unpleasantness and his complete unsuitability for the job at hand.

Aside from his day to day violation of Christian ethics, his co-opting of Christianity for the purpose of justifying war crimes, and the overtly undemocratic nature of it all despite his insistence that he is a godly man and “patriot…”

Let’s start with him touting America’s “air dominance” just before one of our fighter planes was shot down by Iranian air defense and two of our soldiers had to be rescued behind enemy lines.

He’s so inept that he couldn’t even get insider trading right. It’s been revealed that his broker was going to wager on government action and invest millions in a defense fund before the US attack on Iran, but Hegseth didn’t realize the fund wasn’t available yet.

He also openly defied a federal judge who ruled that the Pentagon violated the first amendment by restricting press access to his “department of war.”

Hegseth demanded reporters sign a pledge and agree to only publishing information that is pre-authorized. These journalists were barred from the Pentagon Halls, and some were even labeled as “security and safety threats.”

Most outlets refused to sign. Reporters who did not comply had their credentials revoked. The New York Times sued the Pentagon and won.

Reporting indicates that Hegseth’s actions were driven by an intense and irrational paranoia. Meaning that the person currently charged with overseeing our nation’s largest federal agency and America’s defense policy is out of his mind.

He also threatened to revoke press access to the DoD because the media published “unflattering” photos of him. How insecure.

As another example, Pete the Skeet stood in front of the press and demanded that they put a constant positive spin on Trump’s war or else Brendan Carr will come for their broadcast licenses.

> “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.”

This was his response, during a press conference no less, to CNN reporting on Trump’s miscalculation of Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz. A legitimate story that even if inaccurate, would still be protected under the first amendment, and wouldn’t hold a candle to the obscene amount of propaganda that’s being disseminated by the White House daily.

And it doesn’t stop there. KEGseth has repeatedly shirked his duties while openly flouting constitutional norms.

Of course this can’t go without mentioning “Signalgate,” when Pete “accidentally” added The Atlantic’s editor in chief to a Signal group chat where top Trump administration officials were discussing military strike plans against Houthi targets in Yemen.

Also, a recent report revealed that Hegseth cut offices that could have helped prevent the US strike that killed 160 CHILDREN in Iran.

So he’s a war criminal too.

Pete is the most incompetent and unqualified “Secretary of ~~defense~~ war” in history.

He has also been a Fox News contributor since 2014. So much for “merit based” hiring. Sounds more like favoritism to me.

There’s also his part in helping to orchestrate operation epic FAILURE. A war conducted under false pretenses.

A war that was waged without consulting with our allies or Congress.

An illegal war that ignores lessons from history about what happens when we try “regime change” in the middle east.

A war with little to no support from the American people, and a conflict that has ALWAYS been one of choice, not of necessity.

The Trump cabinet’s messaging has been so inconsistent that most Americans don’t even understand why we’re at war with Iran in the first place.

Let’s not forget Pete’s part in helping Trump carry out the summary executions of alleged “drug smugglers” without evidence or legal justification.

Extrajudicial killings that were only committed so Trump and his “Department of War” could make the case for military escalation, foreign conflict and regime change for oil.

Even then, in Venezuela, we removed Maduro from power but kept the oppressive regime intact in exchange for their cooperation. So much for liberating the people…

Hegseth’s incompetence and lack of qualifications clearly highlights the rampant cronyism and hypocrisy of a Trump administration insisting that hiring should be based on “merit.” There’s nothing merit based about Pete’s appointment.

Hegseth has also been accused of being an extremist. A fellow service member once called him an “insider threat” after seeing a tattoo of his that’s linked to white supremacist groups.

He was also once pulled from his National Guard duties at Joe Biden’s inauguration after concerns were raised from members of his unit.

Hegseth has blamed these criticisms on “woke” (how original), even writing a book titled “The War on Warriors” that tries to blame a “woke agenda” and “DEI” for undermining him and the armed forces.

But Hegseth is only using this rhetoric to downplay his own shortcomings, to shift responsibility on others, to cope with his insecurities, and to defend his white nationalist sympathies.

Then there was his outspoken and controversial support for the Blackwater contractors who killed 14 unarmed Iraqi Civilians during the 2007 Nisour Square massacre.

Hegseth lobbied Trump to pardon these contractors, which Trump ultimately did.

As far as his behavior goes, Hegseth previously led a partisan organization called “Concerned Veteran for America,” which has strong ties to the Koch Network (the *actual* right-wing embodiment of George Soros). Hegseth was forced out of the group due to “mismanagement of funds, sexual impropriety and reports of intoxicated behavior.”

In fact, he was also booted from another conservative group, “Veterans for Freedom,” for similar complaints.

A report about Hegseth’s time as president of CVA describes him as being:

> “repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity and sometimes needing to be carried out of the organization’s events.”

Hegseth has also been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in California after a speaking engagement. It was reported that he barred the door to her hotel room and took away her cell phone before violating her.

Although Hegseth denied the allegations, he did pay a settlement to the accuser. Questions were raised when his account of the events changed while under investigation. The settlement also included a confidentiality agreement. In other words, he’s a f-cking sex abuser too.

He has also been vocal in the past about his opposition to women serving in combat roles. Women who fear that Hegseth will undermine efforts to prevent sexual abuse and harassment in the military.

In the name of eliminating “wokeness” and “DEI,” Hegseth’s DOD also fired persons of color from high ranking military positions. People with distinguished careers and extensive military experience, making them much more qualified than Pete for their positions.

You say “DEI hire,” I say “DUI hire.”

Hegseth fired General CQ Brown—chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—which was part of a broader purge of top military officials all suspected of being so-called “DEI” hires.

Following one of Trump’s EOs, the DOD also began eliminating “DEI content” by archiving pages that highlighted the contributions of women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and minorities.

They flagged over 26,000 images and countless web pages for deletion. This included tributes to historical figures and black military heroes.

The Pentagon also targeted pages honoring the Navajo Code Talkers and the segregated Japanese 442nd regimental combat team that fought in WWII.

The DOD has also overseen a comprehensive purge of “DEI related” terms from government platforms, property and online pages.

This included the banning words such as “justice,” “dignity,” “respect,” “equality,” “inequality,” “female,” “women,” “socioeconomic,” “underprivileged,” and “cultural heritage,” among many others.

This effort only showcases the GOP’s blatant hypocrisy as they continue to cry about “censorship,” “free speech,” and “reverse discrimination” while they continue to violate the first amendment and constitional rights of anti-Trump voices, critics and even protestors.

Republicans ignore this glaring contradiction and portray themselves as victims of widespread, anti-white and anti-christian bias.

They’re under the impression that their hegemony is collapsing because the inequitable structures in place are facing resistance and because the status quo that has benefited them for so long is under threat.

But in reality, they currently have a moratorium on power and are actively consolidating that power at an alarming rate. Yet still they resent a “woke,” “radical left,” secular boogeyman and blame immigrants and minorities for all of this nation’s problems.

Pete Kegbreath, his incompetence is noticeable to even lay men. But to the high ranking military personnel, Pete is but a big mouth bulling child. He knows he cannot compete with their wisdom and knowledge. So he takes Trump’s approach, fire them before they can show Pete’s true incompetence. Soon this never ending war we seem to be in now. Will become a debate on who did what, who said what to get us here. Trump cannot and will not take any part of any blame. So will start the, who can I throw under the bus. Trump cannot blame Netanyahu as he has black mail on him so, sectary of defense and or maybe a senator from south Carolina. Pete will say, I was only doing as told. Senator will say, I was so sure we could defeat them in two weeks or less, hell, look at the last country we attacked. Heads are going to roll. Can Pete Kegsbreath survive this time? Wait and see in another two weeks on, Taco’s choice.

Pete Hegseth plays a character for a living. He’s a walking, talking ventroloquist’s dummy. His existence is a means of giving Trump fewer obstacles to controlling the military directly and absolutely.

He has no idea how over his head he is

Tbf it’s not easy even for a sober person to go from tv host personality to full time throat goat. 

If he is such a brilliant military strategist,why did the USA lose against Iran. They lost bases, critical equipment, service members, planes, and the damage to their reputation is enormous. And the Gulf is in a worse stare than ever, gas and general prices are soaring. Seems it does not pay to be Netanyahu’s lapdog. $65 billion so far spent on losing.

Pete is planning a coup?

Sure would be nice if someone could stop this coup… You know, before we can’t…

He’s got to control the DTs first. 

Can those generals be rehired in 3 years?

I think little Pete needs to be deboldened rather strongly soon

He’s started to act a look more like trump everyday