A new signal scandal. Personnel nightmares. Torrent of leaks and condemnations. It’s almost as if he was a terrible choice for this concert.
On Monday, April 21, 2025, Defense Minister Pitt Hugset visits the White House.
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Pete Hegset, we knew too well. Trump Administration Secretary Trump made bruises confirmation of the Senate, including reports of a sexual attack and Communication from your own mother appealing his character. But HEGSET, like many other brazen unskilled Trump’s office, overcame the storm and seemed Discard the allegations of the attack after By paying your accused; run Enterprises into the ground; Paladish yourself as a martyr in an unauthorized political establishment and a biased pack of the press, despite the fact that both worlds had a deep net; and be rewarded with great power and privilege. Sink, rinse, repeat – and in the case of Hegset, order another round.
HEGSET made a confirmation of his confirmation, thanks to the calendar: Trump called him to launch the Pentagon immediately after he was forced to squeeze his truly humiliation to the GETS as the Prosecutor General. Quickly droping Hegets aside, it would mean that Trump’s mythologized executive wit would be exposed Media, infected with the media It has always been; Moreover, Trump likes to see how his given pantomime is a good struggle, which may be the only leadership of a leader who owns a Jigset (so long, that is, as pantomiming said, does not involve Actual throwing ax.)
But it was a long time ago – everything in January. Now Heesh is pressed again to professional oblivion, and messages show that the White House can be Consideration of its potential replacement. (The White House denies this It makes that -no such“At least, at least.)
The closest reason of this new HEGSETH clock is a New York Times report After participating in the notorious signal chat, which ended, reducing key operational details of the deadly bombing in geese on a smartphone AtlanticEditor S, Jeffrey Goldberg, Hegset put off to share the same sensitive data on another The signal chat, which included his brother and his wife, former producer Fox News. (Earlier this month, A Wall Street Journal also reported that in the Gegseta was brought his wife with him Two meetings with foreign military colleagues who were again related to the exchange of sensitive military information.)
This is a curse – and thinks – long. But the shaky Heagset content for his main work duties gave the way to this last discovery. In essay for PoliticsFormer Hegset is the same, as in “even 100 days”, the director on communications, John Uliot, described a full crisis in the Pentagon top leadership and predicting the great school forward.
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Last week, it ended on Friday night in DOD, with HegSeth cassining his most devoted assistant category, senior adviser Dan Koldwell, Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnik and Colin Carol, Deputy Head of Defense Staff. Then trio exposed Anonymous smears From other Pentagon sources claiming that they are responsible for the battery. The leaks concerned a clumsy scheme to organize a DOD briefing for Elon Musk, which has great business interests in China, on military status; plans to suspend intelligence collection in Ukraine; deploy the second aircraft carrier into the Red Sea; And play a potential military offensive in the Panama Channel. (As in the original signal scandal when the attack in question has taken the life of more than 50 civilian Huti, the BelT Wait furor over the procedural leaks overflowed really noticeable abuse of power at the base.)
This is never a good sign SCRUM for Power DC when your communications director blows up against the background of scandals – and this is a much worse sign when it is published with the forecasts of the worst discoveries. After the proclamation of all leaks and clumsy domestic retaliations that have now raised the Pentagon, Ullit warned: “This week came even more shoes when there were still big bombs stories this week, Pentagon journalists tell sources privately.” In the case of HEGSET, it is difficult to imagine what worse bombs can be in rally. Will his wife be in the capital raid on Greenland or Canada? Will he give the Swackerberg Mark his own air base on the Philippines? Did he set more houthi bombing plans for Tiktok music? Will he cleaned Jackie Robinson’s military service from Dood websites, and many historical works of Anadin from the Pentagon’s archives and libraries? (Oh, wait – that actually happened already.)
It may well be that Hegset somehow comes out of the growing state of self -treated fiasco with his work untouched. In the end, the Pentagon closed all sorts of incompetent scoundrels: from Robert McNamara to Caspar Weinberger to Donald Rumsfeld, from the deadly consequences of their violation and incompetence; Morally plastic mandate for the government of the national security will be planted both to hide and standing for many sins. Moreover, when Hegset’s head is rolling, it can create an unwavering precedent for the administration crowded with Fox News were unskilled and for work. If a superfluous and predatory hacking like Pete Heagset is not safe, where the “Counter -Tsar” diploma ” Sebastian bitter Either revenge on thought Deputy Director of the FBI and Bongino?
Hegowset was heavily swirling in full loss, never a apology that won his loyalty to Trump during his confirmation, and it may well move it through professional trials forward. Just ask 1500 plus January 6.
Chaos and the cruelty of the Trump administration reach new lows each week.
Trump’s catastrophic “Liberation Day” was inflicted by the world economy and created another constitutional crisis at home. Civilian officers continue to abduct the university students from the streets. The so-called “opponents” fly abroad in a mega-tour against the ruling of the courts. And SignalGate promises to become the first of many incompetence scandals that expose violent violence at the heart of the American Empire.
At the time when elite universities, powerful law firms and influential media capitulate Trump intimidation, Nation more determined than if -no one earlier to contain a powerful account.
In the last month, we have published a report on how Trump raises his mass deportation program to other countries, exposed the administration’s appeal to the laws to comply with his repressive agenda, and strengthened the votes of brave activists aimed at universities.
We also continue to tell the stories of those who retreat against Trump and Musk, whether on the streets in the growth of protest movements, in the town halls across the country or in critical state elections – for example, a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court race – which gives a model of confrontation and prove that Musk cannot acquire our democracy.
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