#pete-hegseth

#pete-hegseth

You kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct and don't necessarily belong always in polite society.

Stephen Colbert opened Tuesday's Late Show with a countdown to a government shutdown, which would cut numerous essential services and leave many out of work. But not everyone Colbert noted that people deemed essential workers, such as air traffic controllers or TSA agents, must stay on the job, even if it means working without pay. Which is perfect for anyone who's ever said I just wish this TSA worker groping my junk was also angry,' Colbert quipped.

Don Lemon finds it ironic that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is dismantling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the military, considering Hegseth himself is a DEI hire, the ex-CNN star said. Lemon, during an appearance on Dan Abrams' SiriusXM show on Tuesday, made it clear he was not a fan of the new military agenda Hegseth outlined earlier in the morning, while giving a speech to top commanders at Quantico.

The highly unusual directive was sent to virtually all of the military's top commanders worldwide, according to more than a dozen people familiar with the matter. It was issued earlier this week, against the backdrop of a potential government shutdown, and as Hegseth's overtly political moves have deepened a sense of distress among his opponents who fear that he is erasing the Defense Department's status as a nonpartisan institution.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military's top officers hundreds of generals and admirals to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week, according to two people familiar with the matter. The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers at the Marine Corps base in Quantico.

Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the department of war, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress. The order will designate department of war as a secondary title, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency.

With President Donald Trump's backing, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has waged a war on what he calls wokeness in the military. Regarding the painting of Lee, a West Point graduate, The Times reported: It was not clear how West Point could return General Lee's portrait to the library without violating the law, which emerged from the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by Minneapolis police officers in 2020.

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday. The Defense Department didn't immediately offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. The step is a escalation in Trump's intervention into policing in the nation's capital and comes as nearly 2,000 National Guard members are stationed in the city, with the arrival this week of hundreds of troops from several Republican-led states.

"This isn't just a fight for us," Technical Sgt. Alyx Anguiano told The Advocate. "It's a threat to every person who has served or is currently serving."

The Ranger School curriculum requires extreme physical fitness, including running, lifting heavy weights, and performing strenuous activities in a limited time. It poses a significant challenge that sees high dropout rates.

You're not worthy of my attention or my questions. You're an embarrassment to this country. You're unfit to lead... You should just get the hell out.

Hegseth’s decisions led to a failed escalation against the Houthis, fueled by unverified claims about an NSA wiretap and infighting within his team.

Hegseth stated, 'Everything starts and ends with warriors, from training to the battlefield.' He emphasized abandoning 'wokeness' and returning to a focus on traditional military values.

If I were Secretary Hegseth, I wouldn't do any more media interviews right now. The best way to prove you can do the job is to do the job.

Details about American strikes in Yemen that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared on a commercial chat app came from U.S. Central Command through a secure, government system.