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Uncle Joe

(63,863 posts)
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:12 PM 4 hrs ago

Will Hegseth Go? Defense Secretary Faces Anger from Congress over Boat Strikes, Signal Chat



"Pete Hegseth, much like the president he serves, sees himself as, essentially, above the law, as unconstrained by legal procedure." Foreign policy analyst Matt Duss discusses the brewing conflict within the Trump administration over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including his involvement in a leaked announcement of U.S. strikes on Yemen in March and the chain of command behind U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Legal experts say the boat strikes, which have already killed at least 80 people, are likely illegal.
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Will Hegseth Go? Defense Secretary Faces Anger from Congress over Boat Strikes, Signal Chat (Original Post) Uncle Joe 4 hrs ago OP
no...Hogsbreth is staying... agingdem 3 hrs ago #1

agingdem

(8,729 posts)
1. no...Hogsbreth is staying...
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 02:24 PM
3 hrs ago

he's the stupid soulless drunk clown Trump trusts to target and destroy his enemies both foreign and domestic..to leak military secrets to his dictator friends/fire the professionals loyal to the Constitution/hire incompetent idiots loyal to Trump..but most important he's Trump's buffer, tasked with taking the heat when lies are exposed and covert military operations fail...

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