New Secretary of Defense: Pete Hegseth

[EmmetK]

Trump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/pete-hegseth-secretary-of-defense/index.html

"Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down. Pete is a graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard University,” said Trump. “He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan. For his actions on the battlefield, he was decorated with two Bronze Stars, as well as a Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

I can't wait for Defense Secretary Hegseth to start cleaning house. Removing all generals, admirals, etc with woke ideologies who were promoted under Dementia Joe. 
That is what makes Pete Hegseth such a great choice. He will eviscerate the Wokism that has infected all branches, restore objective physical fitness requirements, and improve recruiting results.
DEI in the military will end on Day ONE!

Pete’s a great choice. Trump is putting together a great cabinet. Totally different country. Thank you God for giving us Donald Trump.

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[Stable Genius]

Hegseth has served in the military, although he lacks senior military or national security experience. A weekend host of Fox and Friends, nominated for secretary of defense. This should be a headline from The Onion. Our foes and allies are laughing or they are terrified.

[EmmetK]

Biden's Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin was a DEI hire, just like Justice Ketanji and VP Kamala.
President Trump only picks the best candidates. Especially when it comes to our national security.
By choosing Pete Hegseth, Trump is fulfilling his promise to make America SAFE again and GREAT again.

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[Stable Genius]

So, we’re replacing a former four-star general as Defense Secretary with… the weekend co-host of Fox and Friends? Unbelievable. Is this real life, or are we stuck in some kind of time-warp? Asking for all of humanity.

[Stable Genius]

Hegseth also made fun of the attack on Paul Pelosi on the air on Fox.

[Mavica]

He'd probably have been a better choice for the VA.

[stevenkesslar]

2 hours ago, Stable Genius said:

So, we’re replacing a former four-star general as Defense Secretary with… the weekend co-host of Fox and Friends? Unbelievable. Is this real life, or are we stuck in some kind of time-warp? Asking for all of humanity.

I'm really disappointed in Gaetz for AG.

I mean, come on.   There are plenty of convicted sex felons out there.  It's weak to choose some one who is simply under investigation for illicit sex.  We could have at least had a real felon, to double down on that whole macho felon POTUS theme.  

Nobody cares about crime anymore, as long as Trump or his cronies do it.  Especially sex crimes.  So WTF? Why not a true criminal?

[Stable Genius]

10 hours ago, EmmetK said:

President Trump only picks the best candidates. 

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And how does Matt Gaetz fit that bill.

[Goober]

20 hours ago, EmmetK said:

...Trump only picks the best candidates

 

HAHAHAHAHA

[Bingo T Dog]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-s-pick-for-defense-sec-spent-his-college-years-crusading-against-glorification-of-diversity-and-the-homosexual-lifestyle/ar-AA1u2q3t?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=6      TPM reviewed Hegseth’s youthful writings, including one year of columns for the Tory. They represent some of his earliest forays into political commentary, as Hegseth highlighted aspects of campus life that evidently turned him into a conservative firebrand. In pieces for the Tory, Hegseth and the team he oversaw railed against efforts to promote diversity on campus and what they described as the immoral “homosexual lifestyle.” Hegseth also cheered the Iraq War, wondered whether Princeton was too laudatory of Martin Luther King Jr., and advocated for children receiving “strong discipline” from their parents “in the form of spankings, moving next to soap-in-the-mouth.”  

[EmmetK]

msn.com?  lol.
No need to read any further.

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[Bingo T Dog]

39 minutes ago, EmmetK said:

msn.com?  lol.
No need to read any further.

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Can you read the part I included?  When will you admit you support anti-gay people?????????????

[stevenkesslar]

5 hours ago, Bingo T Dog said:

Hegseth and the team he oversaw railed against efforts to promote diversity on campus and what they described as the immoral “homosexual lifestyle.

Republicans have reverted to being anti-same sex marriage.   The polls showed that around 2021 we finally had a tiny Republican majority in favor of it.  Now it has slipped back, to less than a majority among Republicans.  Because the door is seemingly open for trashing The Gays and "extreme" things like The Gays wanting to marry.  And please .........don't say Gay.  Never say Gay.  We might be fortunate enough to now have a national Don't Say Gay bill.   The Gays earned it, with their extreme behavior.

Republicans Turn Against Same-Sex Marriage

Today on TAP: Their panic about the evils of woke turns their previous semi-support for same-sex relationships into flat-out rejection.

Of course, Republicans would never try to make same sex marriage or abortion illegal. Never!

[EmmetK]

And if the American Prospect says so, it must be true? Correct? lol.

Maybe that is why you are always wrong. Wrong every time. You get your news from left-wing Trump-hating rags and idiot prognosticators with magical keys who are way out of touch with the pulse of the America - the Vox Populi. 
The new Trump coalition means this country will be a MAGA nation for generations to come. And you can bloviate, cite phony statistics from fake news sources, and write endless, mindless blather that nobody reads and it won't change any minds or the status quo.

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[Bingo T Dog]

1 hour ago, EmmetK said:

And if the American Prospect says so, it must be true? Correct? lol.

Maybe that is why you are always wrong. Wrong every time. You get your news from left-wing Trump-hating rags and idiot prognosticators with magical keys who are way out of touch with the pulse of the America - the Vox Populi. 
The new Trump coalition means this country will be a MAGA nation for generations to come. And you can bloviate, cite phony statistics from fake news sources, and write endless, mindless blather that nobody reads and it won't change any minds or the status quo.

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THE NEW MAGA MASCOT.

[Stable Genius]

 

 

Hegseth should be in a Superman.

[Stable Genius]

On 11/13/2024 at 9:20 AM, EmmetK said:

President Trump only picks the best candidates. 

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You've got a congressman suspected of sexual improprieties who quit office two days before a likely damning ethics report came out nominated to serve as Attorney General, a science denier crackpot to run the FDA, and a Fox News host to run the Department of Defense.

These individuals are wholly unqualified, lack any experience, and have been completely driven by conspiracy theories, disinformation, and a lust for power.

[EmmetK]

Perhaps President Trump should use the same criteria that Dementia Joe used? A cabinet that looks like America? Quotas? DEI hires? Identity politics? 
One gay, two Asians, Three Hispanics, Four Blacks, Five women, 6 French hens......  And we'll throw in a transgender to make it look even better.
Donald Trump has promised to appoint only the best, without any consideration to their race, sex, ethnicity, or sexual identification. Period.

Elections have consequences.

As for Hegseth, as a decorated army vet, platoon commander, Navy Seal, Princeton and Harvard grad, he knows what the job is of the US military. It is to defend America. Period. Not to be politically correct. Not to play identity politics with our nation's security. There will be ONLY two pronouns in Hegseth's DOD. Male and Female. Period. And the only flags that will fly on US bases will be the Stars and Stripes.

Protecting America is what Trump promised to do. The Hegseth appointment is an example. Same with Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, and Kristi Noem.

Donald Trump will make America SAFE again, RICH again, and GREAT again.

ALL ABOOOOOOOOOOARD!

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[Stable Genius]

Sexual abuse seems to be a qualifier for a job in the Trump administration.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sexual-assault-allegations-against-pete-hegseth-resurface/

[EmmetK]

17 hours ago, Stable Genius said:

Sexual abuse seems to be a qualifier for a job in the Trump administration.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sexual-assault-allegations-against-pete-hegseth-resurface/

Not surprising that story comes from the well-known, left-wing, fake news rag, the Daily Beast.
More unproven allegations. An old democrat trick. You tried using trash like that against Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, and Donald Trump. How did that work out for you?
 

ALL ABOOOOOOARD!

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[Stable Genius]

[EmmetK]

1 hour ago, Stable Genius said:

So Putin invaded and annexed Crimea during the Obama/Biden administration, and
Putin invaded Ukraine during the Biden/Cackles administration.
And Putin's troops remained within Russia's borders during the Trump administration.

I wonder who Putin is really scared of!  

The American people are getting exactly what we voted for. Strength thru Peace.

DONALD TRUMP: WILL MAKE THE WORLD SAFE AGAIN!

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[Stable Genius]

 

White Nationalist - Check

Multiple extramarital affairs - Check

Devout Religious hypocrite - Check

Sexual Predator - Check

Pays off Victim - Check

Hegseth is ticking all of the boxes for his nomination. Republicans will be salivating in satisfaction.

Nothing to see here folks. Move right along.

https://wapo.st/4eumAu1

[EmmetK]

BA Degree from Princeton - √

Masters Degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University - √

Infantry Officer in the Minnesota National Guard - √

Infantry Platoon Leader  in Iraq - √

Navy Seal - √

Deployed in Iraq - √

Deployed in Afghanistan - √

2 Bronze Star Medals - √

2 Army Commendation Medals - √

Combat Infantryman Badge - √

Expert Infantryman Badge - √

Promoted to the rank of Major - √

Opposes DEI in the Military - √

Will make a GREAT Defense Secretary - √

Secretary Pete is already on the Trump train.

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[stevenkesslar]

2 hours ago, EmmetK said:

Opposes DEI in the Military - √

Will do whatever Trump says - √

Well, you got those two right.  😉

And there is no doubt that Hegseth will drive us back to looking at Gays in the military as suspect.  He probably can't bring back Don't Ask Don't Tell.   But he'll make women and The Gays feel less welcome.

Trump’s Pick For Defense Sec Spent His College Years Crusading Against ‘Glorification of Diversity’ And ‘The Homosexual Lifestyle’

Why do you keep praising people who trash The Gays, @EmmetKruelty?

I hope Democrats drop the stuff about his sexual harassment deal, at least as a reason not to confirm him.  Unless the woman steps forward and asks to be heard.

Right wing Bozo Mollie Hemingway is making an interesting argument about Gaetz.  She is saying no one accusing him can be trusted.  One is Joel Greenberg,  the politician/pimp who was sent off to jail.   And is completely untrustworthy, Hemingway says.  The other is the woman Greenberg pimped out to Gaetz, allegedly.  And she is essentially a "prostitute". Egads!

It's not a bad argument.  But if Greenberg is a slimebag who is untrustworthy, what does that make his close friend Matt Gaetz?  One Florida state legislator described what they both stand for this way:

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“It’s slimy characters, tons of money, inappropriate use of power when it comes to lavish trips, and the use of sex and drugs to also exhibit your power. It’s just gross all around.

In the case of Gaetz, there is a woman who says Gaetz had sex with her as a child.  She has told he story to the ethics committee.  She deserves a hearing.

I think it is worth talking about why people who voted for Trump to get lower prices are instead going to get lower standards.  Including trying to ram through a sex trafficking sleazeball to be the Attorney General.  

By comparsion, Hegseth seems like a Boy Scout.  Or at least he looks like one on TV.  Which is obviously what Trump cares about.

What I'd like to find out is why a guy who was found unqualified for much lower positions in the Department of Defense by Trump 1.0 in 2016 is now ready to run the massive department?   Is that what a stint at Fox News prepares you for?  

What I learned after helping vet Pete Hegseth for the RNC in 2016

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...in 2016, I vetted Hegseth while working at the Republican National Committee (RNC), when Trump’s team was considering him for under secretary roles at the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.  According to my professional assessment at the time, Hegseth was unqualified for the more junior positions he was being considered for in 2016, and eight additional years spent at Fox News has not made him any more qualified to run the Department of Defense,

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To summarize, the potential new secretary of defense has no experience running a large organization, lacks foreign policy experience, and has never worked in a meaningful way with Congress to pass billions in military budgets.

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I think he was likely chosen because he seems willing to say and do anything Trump wants, has expressed favorable views on war crimes, and because Trump thinks he looks and sounds good on TV.

 

What a shocker!