Pete Hegseth Is Consolidating Power And Has Got To Go
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reportedly gaining power in the Trump administration and is a big reason why Americans are economically suffering. Hegseth has got to go.
In the first year of Trump’s administration, it was a common belief that Pete Hegseth wouldn’t last and would be one of the first to get the boot. Instead, it has been other cabinet officials who have been shown the door as Hegseth has played himself into Trump’s incompetent boys club and more power.
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The destruction of the Department of Justice gets a lot of attention, but what is happening at the Pentagon is a massive problem.
The defense secretary is now more confident than ever in his job security, people familiar with the matter said, and appears to be inoculated against his early missteps thanks to his unflinching loyalty to and close personal relationship with Trump, his willingness to carry out presidential directives with few questions asked and his pugnacious reshaping of the military to root out “woke” people and policies.
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Hegseth’s standing has risen even as the president in recent weeks removed three Cabinet members — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer — who came to be seen as political liabilities. Some officials cautioned that dynamics can change quickly in the Trump administration, and it’s hard to know how long anyone is safe.
One administration official equated the state of play to that of a grizzly bear chasing a group of hikers, saying, “As long as you don’t run the slowest, you’re safe — and Pete is not the slowest right now.”
Trump could sour on Hegseth tomorrow, but Hegseth’s destruction of the Department of Defense is a national security and economic issue.
