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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8trGr8t, Apr 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM.

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  1. Apr 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM #21
    G8trGr8t

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    'Full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon': Hegseth reportedly 'unlikely to remain in his role'

    U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has been mired in controversy since Donald Trump first nominated him, is now "unlikely to remain in his role," according to his own former department spokesperson on Sunday. The report includes "remarkable accusations" from a former Hegseth aide and comes the same day as it was reported that the Secretary was involved in a second unsecured Signal chat in which sensitive attack plans were shared. Hegseth was mocked for the reported security misstep.

    In a piece entitled, "Former Pentagon official warns department’s dysfunction could topple Hegseth," Politico quotes John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, as saying, "The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon."
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    The report goes on to say, "Ullyot, who resigned from the Pentagon last week, described a department in collapse."

    "He accused Hegseth’s team of 'falsehoods' about why three top officials were fired last week, saying they hadn’t leaked sensitive information to the media. He chastised Pentagon officials for how they handled revelations that Hegseth shared sensitive military information in a Signal chat, and he pointed to other leaks that caused embarrassment to the administration," the weekend report states. "The remarkable accusations by a former official — who left only two days ago and insists he still supports the Trump administration’s national security policies — underscores the infighting and upheaval that has turned increasingly public in recent weeks."
     
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  2. Apr 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM #22
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    Will Trump give Hegseth a second second chance?
     
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  3. Apr 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM #23
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  4. Apr 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM #24
    vaxcardinal

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    I believe that’s what second second chance is
     
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  5. Apr 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM #25
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    Thanks. I missed the double “second” the first time around. I blame it on going to a DEI optometrist.
     
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  6. Apr 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM #26
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    Definitely should be fired. Better yet, should have never been nominated.
    The cowards in Congress knew he was unqualified, yet here we are…
     
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  7. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM #27
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    Interesting that the essentially the same supporters of Trump who were demanding that Hillary Clinton be "locked up" for using an unsecured server are willing to give Hegseth a free pass for more serious violations of security.
     
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  8. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM #28
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  9. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM #29
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    They make up for an historic lack of intelligence and experience with their truly prodigious fawning and prostrating abilities.
     
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  10. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM #30
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    May be the end of the line for Hegseth. Can't wait to see who's next. Hannity? Tucker?

    https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department

    The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

    This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. NPR has also confirmed with the same official that Hegseth shared details ahead of last month's Yemen strikes with his wife and brother in a Signal chat on his personal phone, minutes after being updated by a senior U.S. military official. The news of the second Signal group chat about the mission was first reported by The New York Times.

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that there's an effort to replace Hegseth, posting on X that President Trump "stands strongly" behind him.
     
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  11. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM #31
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    While I agree... Am I the only one who thought this was going to spell something down?

    MICUHNDT?
     
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  12. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM #32
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  13. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM #33
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    Well that’s good. Fox and friends weekend isn’t as good without Pete so they need to bring him back
     
  14. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM #34
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    Has some Mike Hunt vibes
     
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  15. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM #35
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    Undoubtedly the worst set of appointments in our lifetime, probably in American history.
     
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  16. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM #36
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    The new Cofeve.
     
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  17. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM #37
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    Harry Paratestees says hello
     
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  18. Apr 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM #38
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    Stand strongly behind him…so he can push him off a cliff…
     
  19. Apr 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM #39
    gatorrob87

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    I believe DeSantis’ name was floating around early on as a name to watch before the Republican Party failed to do their jobs, err, I mean rubber stamped, err, I mean confirmed Pickled Pete.
    I actually thought Ron would be a better choice all along but Mr. T went with the incompetent Faux Talking MAGA bobble head to round out his national cabinet of misfits.
     
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