Thursday, June 19, 2025

'Nobody is Talking to Hegseth'

Donald Trump is sidestepping his own defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, while seeking advice on whether to launch a military strike against Iran, according to a report. An unnamed U.S. official told The Washington Post that the president is instead turning to a couple of four-star generals for guidance on whether to join Israel in attacking Iran's nuclear facilities, with the head of the Pentagon being largely left out. "Nobody is talking to Hegseth," the official said. "There is no interface operationally between Hegseth and the White House at all."

Posted by qcp at 04:33 PM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink

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Turns out putting unqualified people in important positions is a bad idea. Who knew?

But what do I know? I never read ThE fArT oFz thE DeElZ.

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-19 10:55 AM

Anyone check their Signal group chat lately.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-19 12:01 PM

Everybody in Wash DC-- including Trumpf-- knows that talking to the vacuous Pete Hosgbreath is the equivalent of talking to an empty suit. Yesterday, Senator Duckworth didn't waste time asking 'Whiskey Pete' any questions in the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings. The US Army combat veteran spent her time excoriating the dipsomaniac misogynist, then directed her questions to the four-star USAF general (the CJCS) that accompanied the ex-Fox TV host to the committee hearings.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-19 01:36 PM

Tell Drink Crow to go fuck off.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-19 03:40 PM

Drinky. Fuck apple

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-19 03:41 PM

Here's somebody talking to Keggers:

"Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's lack of "guts and balls" during a hearing Tuesday when he refused to say whether he'd given orders to the military to shoot at unarmed protesters.

The heated exchange one of several during Hegseth's series of hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee kicked off when Hegseth apparently laughed at Slotkin's inquiry about whether he'd given such orders."

www.huffpost.com

"Pete Hegseth's lack of "guts and balls"... she may have talking to his wife, too.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-19 05:14 PM

Yesterday, Senator Duckworth didn't waste time asking 'Whiskey Pete' any questions in the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings. The US Army combat veteran spent her time excoriating the dipsomaniac misogynist, then directed her questions to the four-star USAF general (the CJCS) that accompanied the ex-Fox TV host to the committee hearings.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

She reamed him a new one, didn't she?! And all spot on ... delivered so eloquently by a wounded combat vet, Duckworth.

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-06-19 05:26 PM

Honestly the USA is at less risk if no one talks to hegseth.

Better to have no one in charge than a drunk moron.

#8 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-06-19 05:52 PM

#8: That's the emeth.

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-19 05:56 PM

#7: Hi American Unity: Senator Duckworth did a terrific job lambasting the nincompoop and he had to just sit there and take it. Oof! BTW: My band did a non-USO gig at a USCG facility last century.

#10 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-19 05:59 PM

@#6 ... "Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's lack of "guts and balls" during a hearing Tuesday when he refused to say whether he'd given orders to the military to shoot at unarmed protesters. ...

Yeah, that line of simple questioning was difficult to watch, as Sec Hegseth attempted to do all he was apparently capable of doing, ineptly to try to deflect away from the very simple question posed by Sen Slotkin.

Why has Pres Trump seemed to surround himself with incompetents for his second term?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-19 06:32 PM

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