Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

[M14 Shooter]

Because they were allied, and ultimately had an obligation to protect one another.

Allied? By treaty?
How does that necessarily lead to nukes?
Why do you think The Soviets and the Chinese are willing to take an American nuclear strike for North Korea?

 

[progressive hunter]

Awesome, not so much. Anti-woke, I am sure you miss the irony of that term, but yes, anti-woke to the tenth degree. He made a big show of it, was going to send back his diploma to Harvard, maybe he did. But it was all for show.

 

[jc456]

He seems like a likeable and articulate guy but picking a N.G. Major to run the Defense Dept. is pretty strange. A General has a global view of the Military but a N.G. Major has only his own narrow experience to base critical decisions about the future of the United States Military. Frankly I think he is way out of his depth. While I'm at it I always thought of Mike Huckabee as a cheap huckster using his political experience to sell cheap junk that pretends to give a good night sleep but I hope I'm wrong.

no one cares about your opinion.

22 year veteran!!! diss him some more you disgusting piece of shit. "Besmirching the good name of this veteran"!

 

[Nobody911]

Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary​

In his announcement, Trump called Hegseth “tough, smart and
a true believer in America First.”​

Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

In his announcement, Trump called Hegseth “tough, smart and a true believer in America First.”

www.nbcnews.com

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and military veteran, as his pick for defense secretary.

In a statement, Trump described Hegseth as "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," Trump said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., applauded Trump’s selection, calling Hegseth a “great choice.”
“Pete brings a lot to the table. He’s got experience, and I think he’ll be reform-minded in the areas that need reform. So I’m excited about the pick,” Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill, without elaborating on what programs he thinks need changing.

Commentary:
Let Pete answer for himself...

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Trump Taps Fox News Host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense | National Review

Before joining Fox in 2014, Hegseth served as an Army National Guard Captain in Iraq and Afghanistan.

www.nationalreview.com

Just think, that if Kamala elected the alternative would have been General Milley Vanilli.
Personally, I like the choice, Hegseth has no stone to grind. os a retired major and has been in the trenches. He didn't need to have his card punched.
I'm sure that people like former retirees like Gen. Keane,
Col. McGregor and others....

The Hegseth thread again? What's so special about this FOX guy?

Hegseth = a shadow of Bolton? lol.

 

[jc456]

The Hegseth thread again? What's so special about this FOX guy?

Hegseth = a shadow of Bolton? lol.

He’s a 20 year combat veteran you disrespecting fk

 

[Frankenstein]

He’s a 20 year combat veteran you disrespecting fk

Right we should have hired Tim Walz!

 

[theHawk]

He seems like a likeable and articulate guy but picking a N.G. Major to run the Defense Dept. is pretty strange. A General has a global view of the Military but a N.G. Major has only his own narrow experience to base critical decisions about the future of the United States Military. Frankly I think he is way out of his depth. While I'm at it I always thought of Mike Huckabee as a cheap huckster using his political experience to sell cheap junk that pretends to give a good night sleep but I hope I'm wrong.

Dick Cheney was made Sec of Defense and he never served. Harris would had nominated Liz Cheney or some transgender moron.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Dick Cheney was made Sec of Defense and he never served.

Dick Cheney was CEO of one of the largest companies in the US.

 

[jc456]

Right we should have hired Tim Walz!

People didn’t vote him in!

 

[whitehall]

Dick Cheney was made Sec of Defense and he never served. Harris would had nominated Liz Cheney or some transgender moron.

Whether Dick Chaney did a good job or not is debatable but the Military is run by the civilian government. A Major in the N.G. isn't necessarily the best choice for someone who is in charge of National defense just because he served honorably.

 

[Frankenstein]

People didn’t vote him in!

No I mean for Sec def, he and his stolen valor would be perfect

 

[whitehall]

No I mean for Sec def, he and his stolen valor would be perfect

The left campaigned for years to make stolen valor "legal". They complain about it only when a republican is chosen. There is no question that Hegseth served with honor but the question is whether it alone qualifies him for an important job like Secretary of Defense

 

[2aguy]

No, Trump should appoint people that have balls enough to tell him he is wrong. He should appoint people that he respects, and I know, that kind of eliminates everyone because the only person he respects is himself. Trump needs people underneath him that have the courage to say "NO". That ain't going to happen. I will give you an example.

So yesterday, I busted ass for twelve hours. Service leadership, I define it. My next level manager comes up to me near the end, said he had been wanting to talk to me all day, but I am a man on a mission, and that is a direct quote from the people around me.

The company has this evaluation thing they do and they contract it out. It is a scoring system, it is a yes or a no. And it is an evaluation of an employee. Apparantly, well, score under 95% three times, the employee is written up. A department score under 95%, the department manager is written up. That is me.

Problem, there are only eight things to evaluate, eight points. You miss one, well you are at an 87.5%. I told him, don't even come to me, or to one of my charges, and attempt to write them up for not being perfect. Totally unacceptable, no one is perfect.

He looked shocked. But then again, he is a little green and new to me. I have a reputation. I tell it like it is, I don't hold back, I don't care if you are a functioning VP. And I will walk out the door in a New York minute. I am in high demand, not the least reason, because I am precisely that way. I deliver results, just stay the hell out of the way.

I am pretty sure the new directive came from the District Manager. She is not worth tits on a boar hog. I told him, I can do math, evidently, she can't. And I give him credit, he said he would work to change that directive now that I laid things out for him. He even attempted to negotiate, what about 85% as the cutoff. I told him that was fine.

I see the VP a couple times a year, and I will on Friday. Every time I see her, it is the same. She takes me aside and we have a conversation, a real conversation. She actively solicits my input and she acts on it. That is leadership, that is not Trump.

If you listen to the Shawn Ryan podcast he interviewed cliff Sims, who actually worked with President Trump in the White House....he stated that Trump has people all around him who do not agree with him all the time.....and he listens to what they have to say...but when he makes his decision, that is the end of it.....

 

[jc456]

No I mean for Sec def, he and his stolen valor would be perfect

But he lost

 

[jc456]

Whether Dick Chaney did a good job or not is debatable but the Military is run by the civilian government. A Major in the N.G. isn't necessarily the best choice for someone who is in charge of National defense just because he served honorably.

Combat veteran. Stop insulting his service prick

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Are you telling me that this clown is more qualified than Gen Lloyd Austin.

 

[whitehall]

Combat veteran. Stop insulting his service prick

You need to stop the phony condescension towards Military Vets who served honorably. Getting shot at doesn't qualify a Soldier to be Defense Secretary.

 

[jc456]

Are you telling me that this clown is more qualified than Gen Lloyd Austin.

100. %

 

[Superbadbrutha]

100. %

That's because you're a fool.

 

[jc456]

You need to stop the phony condescension towards Military Vets who served honorably. Getting shot at doesn't qualify a Soldier to be Defense Secretary.

Nothing does. Doesn’t give you authority to insult his service prick
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