As I seethed at the desecration the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier suddenly shouted out at the rude group, "You must maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect!" His simple statement shredded Pete Hegseth and exposed his disdain for military protocol.
No one should be surprised. Ahead of his confirmation Hegseth came with a bag of debauchery, including allegations of financial mismanagement and workplace intoxication during his time leading Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.
In 2017 Hegseth was accused of sexual assault (this probably got him the job with Trump) following a Republican women's conference in Monterey, California. He later reached a confidential financial settlement with the accuser in 2020.
He was the perfect MAGA candidate to lead our combined armed forces according to our draft-dodging first felon. It didn't take long for Hegseth's stupidity to surface with his first scandal - The Signal Group Chat Leak.
In a blinding display of ignorance, he shared operational details of upcoming strikes in Yemen. The Department of Defense inspector general investigated the leak and reported it could have endangered U.S. troops.
According to recent reporting from PBS NewsHour and CBS News, Hegseth has fired, forced into retirement, or pushed out at least 20 to two dozen top military and civilian defense leaders. In a September speech titled "State of the Force" he bragged about firing 10% of the nation's generals and admirals.
The man who promised Congress during his confirmation that he quit drinking alcohol, has eliminated Pentagon diversity initiatives, proposed a policy to screen troops aged 30 and older for testosterone levels, and has a bad habit of making public disparaging remarks about service member's weight, grooming, and gender identity, doesn't think Congress can impeach him in January.
Under Hegseth's guidance and without congressional approval we went to war with Iran. He also stationed a fleet in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to make lethal strikes against small boats suspected of running drugs, but international authorities call it "extrajudicial killings" and potential war crimes.
The above is a short summary of reasons why the 120th Congress is going to successfully impeach Hegseth who has done his best to downgrade our military by arbitrarily firing service members not loyal to Trump.
As it Stands, coming to a congressional hearing near you next year is the Hegseth Impeachment Part II: The Real Reckoning.
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