As last week progressed, it was clear that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s unfortunate start to the Pentagon’s tenure. For example, when the current Fox News host arrived at the headquarters of the US European Command, he faced protests from his disciples and military families.
“Protests from military families against the Secretary of Defense are extremely rare,” NBC News reported.
It turns out that this is The best The moments during Hergus’ trip abroad.
On the second day of confronting the ridicule of military families, the unfortunate Pentagon head publicly stated that it was “unrealistic” to think Russia would not retain part of Ukraine by force. He added that Ukraine will not happen in NATO. It was a dramatic mistake: Heggs had given Russia what he wanted before negotiating a possible peace plan.
This error did not attract attention. Not only was our allies surprised, but Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was condemning the Secretary of Defense for making “rookies”.
Hegseth tried to back off a day later, away from “the thing said as part of my speech” (a passive voice phrase for a year), but around the same time, the Pentagon Chief initiated some weird comments about the use . strength. “We can talk about all the values we want. Values are important,” Heggs said in a widely ridiculed comment. “But you can’t shoot values, you can’t shoot flags, you can’t give strong speeches.”
The scriptless comment seemed to reflect a person who was just on his head.
Worse, as my MSNBC colleague Ja’han Jones pointed out, Hegseth clearly believes that it is also a good idea to bring right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec on a trip overseas with him. Politico soon reported that activists were “in the room” when Hesseth “who greeted Ukrainian President Vodimir Zelensky before a private meeting.”
The report added: “Posobiec’s record of far right activism includes promoting conspiracy theories and establishing connections with white nationalists – a long-standing controversial figure and considered marginal during previous administrations. But now, he can witness a critical moment on one of the most important issues in the world.”
The New York Times reported that with the dust settled, “it was a bruised, 72-hour crash course, in the geopolitical reality of work, critics complained about Mr. Heggs in the geopolitical reality of work. It is a 44-year-old National Guard Infantry and Fox News host who is not eligible to hold it.”
Of course, it is important to keep Heggs responsible for his failures, but don’t forget that Trump assumes responsibility for nominating previous TV celebrities. JD Vance assumes the responsibility to ensure the secretary confirmation; 50 Senate Republicans assume responsibility, neglecting the scandal of Heggs, inexperience and bizarre ideology.
This article was originally published on msnbc.com
