Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Hegseth Did Not Inform the White House Before Pausing Ukraine Weapons

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter ...

Posted by REDIAL at 07:33 PM | 24 COMMENTS | permalink

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Thom Tillis told CNN's Jake Tapper that Pete Hegseth's "probationary period" as defense chief has not "been very positive."

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-- Newsweek (@newsweek.com) Jul 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM

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Krasnov Fats can't even spell his name.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-09 02:23 AM

Pickled Pete did it on his own!

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-09 02:35 AM

youtu.be

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-09 02:39 AM

Drinky Crow stuck his beak in it again.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-09 02:46 AM

... " a move that he felt wasn't properly coordinated with the White House, ...

... or, was it properly coordinated, and Pres Trump just forgot about that coordination?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 12:09 PM

Realizing he is pooping himself surprises Trump too.

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-07-09 01:33 PM


So... the National Security Council was out of the loop on this decision by Sec Hegseth?

Why?

Maybe this?

National Security Council (NSC)
www.usa.gov

... The National Security Council (NSC) advises the President on national security and foreign policy.

Website
National Security Council
www.whitehouse.gov
...


But when I click on the www.whitehouse.gov link for the NSC, I see this ...

... 404 / Page Not Found ...


Pres Trump's DOGE strikes again? This time with national security implications?



#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 07:52 PM

On the other hand, there's this ...

White House struggles to hire senior advisers to Pete Hegseth (June 9, 2025)
www.nbcnews.com

... The White House is looking for a new chief of staff and several senior advisers to support Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a series of missteps that have shaken confidence in his leadership, but it has so far found no suitable takers, according to four current and former administration officials and a Republican congressional aide.

Top Defense Department jobs, including the defense secretary's chief of staff, are normally considered prestigious and typically attract multiple qualified candidates. Butat least three people have already turned down potential roles under Hegseth, according to a former U.S. official, the defense official and a person familiar with the matter.

Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles have taken an active interest in finding ways to help Hegseth after he abruptly suspended two handpicked senior aides in April, accusing them of leaking classified information in a Fox News interview. Soon afterward, Hegseth announced the removal of his chief of staff on Fox News and a senior press aide resigned, writing later that Hegseth's office was in "total chaos." ...


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 07:56 PM

So, is it Sec Hegseth's apparent lack of senior aides to help guide him, or is it just Sec Hegseth's apparent incompetence, or ...?


i wish I knew.

But what I will say is that a democratic ally of the US is being subject to an unprovoked invasion, and the Trump admin seems to be waffling, almost, it seems intentionally trying to help Pres Putin's invasion.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 08:00 PM

Bertrand has been involved in so many hoaxes. I don't trust her reporting. She almost always relies on anonymous sources.

I'd like to see another outlet corroborate this reporting.

#10 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-07-09 10:45 PM

I'd like to see another outlet corroborate this reporting.

Hannity et al hasn't weighed in yet, but give them some time.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-09 10:52 PM

#11. I know you were being funny.

As for Hannity, I trust him less than I trust Bertrand.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-07-09 11:26 PM

I rose to the high rank of corporal in the Marines, a lot of years ago, and one of the things I did learn was the need for chain of command cohesion...and as Trump loses it more and more, his command structure will strike out on their own, more and more... and Hegseth is just the person this old guy wants making command decisions.
We lost the Vietnam War because we were, plainly said, on the wrong side. It was Catholics minority in the south running things as a colonial power, against the people who were overwhelmingly against the colonialists.
Kennedy got us into that war, but he was the civilian leader elected to make such decisions.
No logic in the next sentence, just the truth, America elected a true fascist, Trump, to make decisions with major impact...so of course our democracy is getting weaker and weaker.

#13 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-07-10 07:34 AM

In a larger sense this doesn't matter. Firing Drinky Pete would be the admission of an error in judgment on Der Dotard's part, and that will NEVER happen. Short of grabbing a feel of Ivanka or vomiting on the floor in the Oval Office, Hegseth is safe in his job. Of course, he could always fall out of a window, or get run over by a tank or have to go to the Betty Ford clinic...

#14 | Posted by catdog at 2025-07-10 03:59 PM

.... if Petey wanted out, he could just pick his nose in the WH the way X did.

That would do it.

But Trump has had to fire so many 'disloyal' appointees that he may be used to it. It's not like a Custer Decision, which can't be reversed.

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-10 04:49 PM

I'm sorry who??? I was told several weeks ago via front page headline this guy was all but fired on here.

#16 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-07-11 03:39 AM

Listen to the brain dead------------ trying to explain this ------.

crooksandliars.com

Lol

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-11 03:44 AM

"Short of grabbing a feel of Ivanka or vomiting on the floor in the Oval Office ... "

So last week.

#18 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-11 06:35 AM

I was told several weeks ago via front page headline this guy was all but fired on here.

#16 | Posted by Bluewaffles

Why wouldn't you want Hegseth fired?

#19 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-11 08:57 AM

Hegseth would not have cancelled those Ukrainian shipments had he not thought he had Trump's permissio.

But Trump changed his mind, or literally forgot what he told Hegseth any thing about it because he's mentally impaired.

Either way there will be a scapegoat.

I think it will be Hegseth's aide.

This time.

#20 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-11 09:25 AM

I'm sorry who??? I was told several weeks ago via front page headline this guy was all but fired on here.
#16 | Posted by Bluewaffles

Sounds about right.
Nobody likes him or wants to work with him.
He squandered whatever goodwill he had by micromanaging the entire org chart.
He can't really sink any lower, as a leader.
All that's left is to get fired.

#21 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-11 12:29 PM

Republican Senator Calls For Hearings Over Hegseth Reportedly Going Behind Trump's Back On Weapons Order

Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) called on Friday for Senate hearings into reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not inform President Donald Trump of a pause in sending weapons to Ukraine last week, something Trump has since reversed.

Young told The Hill's Alexander Bolton, "We need to do our oversight here, ask our questions of this administration just as we have previous administrations. We need to hold hearings and ask questions and learn what's going on."

Bolton spoke to several Republican senators and their top aides who sounded the alarm on the issue. "To hear there may have been other pauses or this pause went on longer than any of us know, to me that's alarming," said a Republican senator who spoke to Bolton, requesting anonymity.

www.mediaite.com

#22 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-07-11 04:01 PM

Why does he need to inform putin's puppet that he's going to do something to help putin?

Trump likely gave him the green light to do whatever putin wants.

#23 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-07-11 04:10 PM

Bertrand has been involved in so many hoaxes. I don't trust her reporting. She almost always relies on anonymous sources.

I'd like to see another outlet corroborate this reporting.

#10 | Posted by BellRinger

Yes if it's negative for trump, you need endless verification.

If it's negative for democrats, you swallow it without chewing.

#24 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-07-11 04:11 PM

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