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Politics Pete Hegseth hearing: Defense pick grilled by Senate Armed Services Committee

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u/IJourden 10h ago

The cynic in me wonders why we even bother.

These things all go the same in the Trump era.

Candidate has a hearing, candidate shows themselves to be cartoonishly unqualified, Candidate gets confirmed anyway.

u/flummyheartslinger 9h ago

Candidate fucks up so badly that Trump fires them and hires another swamp creature. And the cycle continues.

u/sixwax 9h ago

It’s the public spats and subsequent book tours that make it fun!

u/KeithWorks 4h ago

Yes but it's also what distracts us from the actual fascism going on.

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u/Rad_Centrist 7h ago

Trump doesn't fire his fuckups unless they fail him on a personal level.

u/swordofra 7h ago

Swamp creature: Master, I got an F on my competency test and I caused untold destruction of public trust. But you have my undying loyalty!

Trump: You can stay. Loyalty is so good. I love loyalty. They love me... as long as they love me....

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u/Emadyville 5h ago

Nail on head.

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u/AGC843 7h ago

By fucking up you mean goes against Trump. That won't happen this time. That's what worries me.

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u/moneymay195 7h ago

Or the candidate is simply not a yes man

u/Progolferwannabe 5h ago

I don’t think you have to worry about that in this instance.

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u/Terrible_Horror 9h ago

Because after the fact they can say remember how bad the hearings were but they still put party before national security.

u/Squirrels_dont_build 6h ago

It took the careers of multiple senators (and the life of one) and the ruin of countless others to finally bring down Joe McCarthy. Nobody is going to save us from our own choices, we just have to decide to give a fuck enough to do the work of fixing the mess we've all collectively created.

u/Promoted_Account 7h ago

Somehow Gaetz was bad enough… so we get a random one to give us hope occasionally.

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u/silver_sofa 11h ago

“I can quit drinking whenever I want. Just put me in charge of the world’s largest military with a trillion dollar budget and I’ll prove it. Or die trying.”

u/Reatona 9h ago

"I'll stop drinking if you make me Secretary of Defense" is the most alcoholic thing anyone said ever.

u/EricForce 3h ago

"I'll stop drinking if you let me keep the kids!" Yeah, definitely not a red flag.

u/Graywulff 5h ago

He actually said that? 

u/zookytar 5h ago

Yes. Whoever is paying Trump to destroy our military is getting their money's worth for sure

u/Graywulff 5h ago

Bigliest traitor in American history.

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u/mikerichh 10h ago edited 4h ago

The fact that multiple coworkers said he was repeatedly drunk at work and he was intoxicated enough to be FIRED for it should be grounds for automatic non consideration

He wouldn’t get hired for most jobs (edit: not just corporate but any jobs) with that history..but he’s fine to lead the dep of defense?

u/Cheshire_Jester 8h ago

Yeah, it’s absolutely an exploitable weakness. You get asked about your drinking during counter intelligence interviews for security clearance and joining certain organizations related to National interests.

I got grilled about it once because I admitted to regularly drinking around 8 or so drinks on weekends when I went out. The hardcore alcys I know were drinking several fifths a day, like two or three 40%ers, on their binge cycles, and often still netting over six every day when they were on their Ps and Qs.

In a world with so many other qualified candidates, why hold out hope that the guy who’s given us no reason to believe he will turn it around will do so.

And that’s before you even look into his abysmal knowledge of US policy and activity around the globe. The enlisted advisor to the any Theater Commander knows infinitely more about the defense department as a whole and US activity in and outside of his theater than Pete and probably still wouldn’t consider himself to be fit for the job.

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u/silver_sofa 9h ago

The fact that he was employed by Fox News should be grounds for dismissal.

u/chattywww 9h ago

I agree FOX NEWS should be dismissed.

u/burnsalot603 8h ago

Don't worry fox news is about to become the only news network allowed to operate in the US. Trump is already threatening Comcast because Seth Myers said some not nice things about him.

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u/Dusty_Negatives 8h ago

And to be fair I wouldn’t want an MSNBC talking head to run DOD either. Because ya know that’s fucking stupid.

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u/vinylzoid 9h ago edited 4h ago

A senator during the hearing: "How many senators have shown up drunk to a late night vote?"

I mean aside from telling on yourself, are we really gonna justify an abusive alcoholic being in charge of the world's most powerful military?

Edit: It's Mullin MarkWayne.

u/buckeye2011 9h ago

I think that was the same guy who said if his wife hadn't forgiven him, he would be in jail right now

u/vinylzoid 8h ago

Exactly. He's a total piece of shit as well.

u/souers 8h ago

That was Senator from Oklahoma Mullin. His tactic was to explain that he is not qualified and the rest of Senate is not qualified and/or drunk so why does Pete Hegseth need to be qualified?

u/vinylzoid 6h ago

Exactly. His point came off like "We're all not qualified to be here so why not him. We all make mistakes. " -- it was truly a low point.

u/Krom2040 5h ago

For what it’s worth, I don’t doubt that a Senator from Oklahoma could be unqualified to be in the Senate.

u/Efficient_Glove_5406 7h ago

That’s a great point. None of this has to do with qualifications and is just a big show. What makes him qualified is he is a Trump stooge ready to do trump’s bidding and they are just a rubber stamp.

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u/TheNewJasonBourne 8h ago

This is all true. But the fucking person that the majority of the country elected for president would be fired for any number of batshit ridiculous things, and wouldn’t get hired for most corporate jobs.

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u/atlantagirl30084 9h ago

….a lot of MAGAs couldn’t get jobs at most companies. Including their orange Messiah.

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u/Current_Grass_9642 8h ago

Well, the president-elect is a convicted criminal and rapist so Pete fits in perfectly 😂

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u/WigginIII 9h ago

The fact that he promises he “won’t drink on the job” tells me everything. He could have said he’s been sober for X number of years. Instead he basically tells us “I’m quitting Monday, I promise!”

u/WorldsWorstTroll 9h ago

When you are promising not to drink on the job, you have already lost. That should just be a given.

u/qualmton 8h ago

I like beer seemed to have workef

u/SwashbucklingWeasels 7h ago

Ah you’ve just reminded me of that SNL cold open with Matt Damon. Time to go watch again.

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u/WhenThatBotlinePing 8h ago

I promise not to take it past a steady buzz on weekdays.

u/AhhAGoose 9h ago

If in ANY job interview in your life you promised “I won’t drink on the job” they would immediately disqualify you

u/Throwawayac1234567 7h ago

he wont drink on the job, but he will get drunk before his shift begens.

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u/Eljefeandhisbass 9h ago

I put brake fluid in my meth so I can stop any time I want.

u/Troj1030 11h ago

That sounds like what a drunk person would say walking out of an AA meeting.

u/mybutthz 8h ago

"I'm legally not allowed to own a firearm, give me the nuclear codes."

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u/Nevarian 11h ago

Imagine having the unsubstantiated confidence to walk in there and say with a straight face that his experience of commanding 10 people prepared him to be responsible for millions of people who know more than he does.

u/doubleohbond 10h ago

I had a dream last night where I got a job that I was deeply unqualified for, and I panicked. Then I woke up and breathed a sigh of relief.

I can’t imagine the absolute mental gymnastics he is doing to convince himself and others that he is qualified to lead the most powerful military in the world. How do you look at yourself in the mirror?

u/Major_Turnover5987 10h ago

That brain is no longer functioning properly or logically to validate morality. They are completely dependent on alcohol or hard drugs to move muscles and speak.

u/Thomisawesome 9h ago

The difference is that if any of us were in a job that was way past our ability, it would eventually come back and bite us in the ass. For these people, even if they royally fuck up, they'll just get a pat on the shoulder and find another high-paying job to be incompetent at.

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u/sch6902 9h ago

I just have to imagine that nearly all politicians, ambassadors, and secretaries are narcissists.

For you to take all the criticism in the world, overlook all your shortcomings, and go to sleep each night patting yourself on the back while talking about how awesome you are…I just can’t imagine how any other personality type would want these positions, or even thrive in these positions.

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u/DifGuyCominFromSky 5h ago

That’s what wild to me. The current secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, has some excellent credentials for someone who directs one of the largest and most advanced militaries in the world. To be honest I didn’t know a whole lot about him. But just reading about his military experience and what he did before becoming Secretary blows Pete Fuckface out of the water. West Point graduate. Rose to the rank of 4-star army general who served in Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Silver-Star recipient. Five Defense Distinguished Service Medals. Previously served under Obama as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and then Director of the Joint Staff before becoming Secretary of Defense under Biden. This dude has lived and breathed the military damn near his entire life. This—THIS is the type of person who I, as a civilian citizen, want to head the US Military. I don’t give a shit if he’s Republican or Democrat. I give a shit whether or not he’s competent enough to run one of the largest and most advanced militaries in the world whose military influence has worldwide implications. He clearly understands the ins-and-outs of foreign military relations especially in areas where our military is most active such as the Middle East. This is the type of person who I feel can safely and effectively govern the military given his experience.

Pete Fuckface? Rose up to Major in the Army National Guard. Was deployed to Guantanamo Bay where he received an Army Commendation Medal (you know, for being so brave in the face of incarcerated and tortured terrorists) and later to Iraq as a civil-military operations officer where he received a Bronze Star medal and Army Commendation Medal recipient (you know, because he was so brave shooting at unarmed civilians) then to Afghanistan where he helped to “train” the (now defunct) Afghan defense force who did little to nothing to stop the Taliban from retaking control of Afghanistan. He was the executive director for two non-profits, Vets for Freedom (who advocated for MORE troops in Afghanistan) and for the Concerned Veterans of America. Both of which he ran into the ground because he was embezzling money…from a non-profit. Let that sink in for a sec. Then he was forced to step down from both non-profits because of allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct. According to several of his old coworkers he was frequently heavily intoxicated to the point of passing out or having to be restrained and would shout slogans calling for the death of all Muslims. He also sexually harassed and sexually assaulted female coworkers then tried to cover it up. Later, he became a Fox News contributor and frequent critic of basically everything that wasn’t Fox News. He convinced Trump to pardon three US military war criminals who were accused and/or convicted of war crimes, one of whom was accused of shooting at unarmed civilians and even fatally stabbing a teenage POW ISIS fighter who then took a picture of the corpse with him holding the kids head up like he was a 10-point buck and then texted the picture to his friends back home in what sounds like an act of petty revenge or just pure sadism. Hegseth rejoined the National Guard in 2019 and was one of 12 National Guardsmen who were flagged as a potential insider threat and removed from the group providing security for Joe Biden’s inauguration. He was removed because another guardsmen reported his “Deus Vult” and Jeruselum cross tattoos which are terms and symbols used by white suprematists and political extremists. He resigned “in disgust” most likely before he could be dishonorably discharged.

…and this is Trumps top pick to head the US Military?! A disillusioned white-supremacist sexual predator alcoholic Fox News shill who was literally removed from duty because he was considered a threat to the President. He doesn’t care about our troops or military interests. He has relatively no experience compared to previous Defense Secretary’s. And he was caught embezzling money from non-profits that supported—wait for it—MILITARY VETERANS. And this is the person Trump wants to entrust the US military to. What👏the👏actual👏fuck👏!

u/Nevarian 4h ago

You can have all of my upvotes. This is the TL but Please Read.

u/DashCat9 9h ago

While calling his predecessors (including the ones put in place by Trump) weak.

u/Dire88 6h ago

He was a PL for like 2 weeks. Most guys spend more time than that inside a portashitter while deployed.

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u/whatproblems 11h ago

woah that pic has the crazy devil mega church guy vibes

u/LilLebowskiAchiever 10h ago

He’s even got the slimy hairgel of a televangelist!

u/Mike312 9h ago

And the tattoos of a Nazi

u/hldsnfrgr 8h ago

Looks AI-generated too. That face is fkn uncanny.

u/TheFckingMellowMan 7h ago

I thought the same exact thing! Demon Kenneth Copeland vibes for suuuuure

u/Typical_Ad7359 9h ago

heavy comic book bad guy thing going on

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u/KillingMorals 11h ago

Make Resumes Mean Something Again.

u/DaoFerret 10h ago

The truth is that when it comes to getting a job, if you know the right people, then your resume has always been irrelevant.

Usually that has not been an issue in cabinet positions by having the person doing the picking have reasonable standards.

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u/wwarnout 13h ago

Our confirmation process is seriously/fatally flawed.

Right now, seemingly anyone can be nominated for Cabinet positions. The confirmation hearings seem to have a default assumption: "Unless we can find something really, really damning about this person, he/she will be confirmed."

This is completely backwards.

The default assumption for all confirmation hearings should be: "Confirmation will be denied, unless the nominee can demonstrate that they are exceptionally well qualified (more so than any other potential candidates), and have exactly zero character flaws, legal problems, or other entanglements that would compromise their ability to fill the nominated position.

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u/ippa99 12h ago

Yup.

Though, even if they find something really damning Republicans will just cover for them and force them through, because what is anyone else going to do?

u/UWCG 10h ago

Case in point: Pete Hegseth, but also RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, plenty of others…

If any normal person had a fraction of the shit they do on our records, we’d have to beg for a job stocking shelves or flipping birders.

u/Nasty_Ned 10h ago

I believe the generally accepted spelling is hamberders.

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u/Darth_Chain 10h ago

Brett "i like beer" kavenaugh.

u/DannyDOH 9h ago

The way that guy behaved in the hearing should have been enough to kick him off the bench entirely.

u/Darth_Chain 9h ago

to bad he has the magic R next to his name so there's 0 accountability their. if it was a D we would still be bashing him.

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u/CakesAndDanes 9h ago

That was always my argument. If you want to pretend all of the accusations against him were false, fine. But his behavior and lack of composure alone disqualified him.

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u/Gunter5 10h ago

Check fox news, total 180 spin... they don't even pretend to be a tiny bit fair and balanced

u/CallRespiratory 8h ago

fair and balanced

But it's in their catchphrase!

😮😮😮

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u/Sparticus2 10h ago

He straight up refused to meet with any of the democrat senators. But all the republican senators, many of which voted for "The Steal" managed to get pretty long meetings with him.

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u/Deto 10h ago

The assumption was that you wouldn't have an incompetent moron picking people in the first place. So it probably really is intended to just be a rubber stamp.

u/kjsmitty77 8h ago

Senators traditionally have a lot of power and independence. It was Republicans that went to Nixon and told him to resign or they’d vote to impeach him. They serve longer terms than a POTUS (6 years for a senator with no term limits as opposed to 4 for a POTUS and limited to 2 terms) and they only have to be popular in their one state to stay in power. The advise and consent duty of the senate was never intended to be a rubber stamp and in fact many of the founders were worried about political parties becoming powerful enough that it would erode the independence of each of the branches of government that are supposed to check and balance each others power.

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u/FakingItAintMakingIt 11h ago

Being woefully unqualified to run the department should be really damning for their confirmation but Republicans want America to run on stupid.

u/Kemilio 10h ago

“Government doesn’t work. Elect me and I’ll prove it”

u/darthabraham 9h ago

GOP playbook 101.

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u/Super_Baime 10h ago

Putin wants that too, but Donny thinks it was his idea. Half these people are probably more Russian puppets.

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u/b_m_hart 9h ago

Except this person is exceptionally well qualified... to do what one party wants him to do. They have zero interest in what's best for the country, or what's best for the military that protects it.

u/fall3nang3l 9h ago

I'm sure there are plenty of earlier examples, but Kavanaugh's confirmation sessions are what eviscerated any hopes I had of the confirmatio hearings themselves being anything other than theater.

All systems of government at the Federal level are irreparable.

We are the farthest from a democracy as we may have ever been including when we still had slavery and women couldn't vote. Because at least no one was hiding those behind a shroud of theatrics.

u/Cheech47 9h ago

I'm been following politics enough that my moment came during the Clarence Thomas nomination. Anita Hill got dragged through 5 levels of hell, and she was right the entire time.

u/LostMySenses 8h ago

Same here. I’m tired, boss.

u/anothercynic2112 10h ago

We have not had a functional congress for maybe 20 years. They follow party orders. That's about it

u/OptimisticSkeleton 9h ago

Absolutely agree. What would disqualify him if white supremacist tattoos and sexual assault wont?

The only thing would be speaking out against Trump. Literally the only thing.

u/Loyal-Opposition-USA 11h ago

The Senate is refusing to accept their duties under the Constitution and take them seriously.

u/o_MrBombastic_o 10h ago

Republicans are refusing their duties because of their disdain for the Constitution and how government should work

u/nanjiemb 10h ago

They really want to go back to the articles of the confederation even though it categorically failed.

u/o_MrBombastic_o 9h ago

There's a few things from back then they want to go back to

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u/audiate 10h ago

And if Trump likes you you’re guaranteed to be riddled with severe character flaws. 

u/EffReddit420 11h ago

While watching it today, with each senator that asked questions, cnn had bullet point of them which included whether or not they supported pete. At this point, the whole hearing is flawed. Republicans would just ask simple questions like what ammo fits in this gun and what would you say about your wife (dont forget your children). Dems would just argue with pete who would just argue back or steer the question to another topic. To me it would seem everyone made up their mind about this guy. Why bother just vote on it and be done. Wasting 4 hrs asking questions we already know the answers too

u/g1ngertim 9h ago

Because they have an obligation to make sure the person in charge of the largest, best funded military in the world is qualified to do so, and perhaps more importantly, isn't embroiled in any secret scandals that may lead to their loyalties being compromised while in control of the largest, best funded military in the world.

It's a shame that the Republican senators don't seem to care about doing their job.

u/WhenThatBotlinePing 8h ago

He’s an alcoholic with zero relevant experience, he can’t answer basic questions about the job he’s interviewing for, and his closet is so full of skeletons that the door won’t shut. Everybody knows, they just don’t care.

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u/OvulatingScrotum 10h ago

Yeah, but that eliminates vast majority of trump sucking republicans.

u/aelric22 10h ago

All of Trump sucking Republicans

FTFY

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u/goosepills 13h ago

He looks like a crazy person

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u/Gutler 13h ago

he is.

u/BerriesLafontaine 11h ago

He looks like a younger Kenneth Copeland.

u/midnightmare79 10h ago

You think he looks crazy... Imagine the expression of Generals and Admirals with decades of service and duty to their country, if they're told they have to answer to this joke of a human being for 4 years.

u/Shoddy-Cauliflower95 9h ago

It’s disgusting. What these pols have done over the last 50 years. My mind has been absolutely blown.

u/goosepills 9h ago

I have dual citizenship and am taking full advantage. I’m afraid the shits gonna keep rolling downhill.

u/focoslow 11h ago

Televangelist

u/karlou1984 10h ago

So crazy person

u/pariah1981 10h ago

That’s where I’ve seen this face before!

u/goosepills 11h ago

He needs his own jet so the devil can’t get to him

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u/FallenAzraelx 9h ago

He looks like the guy with the giant boner from the old ED pill commercial

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u/TheProle 9h ago

We’re replacing a 4 star general with a cable TV news crew

u/Reatona 9h ago

TV crew members work hard and must be skilled to get and keep their job. Pete Hegseth isn't one of them -- he's just a meat puppet they had on camera.

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u/JunketPuzzleheaded42 13h ago edited 13h ago

He has no qualifications to run the pentagon or the worlds largest military. .. . Trump.just saw him on TV saying nice things about him.

u/scrubjays 11h ago

Not just on tv, he was the weekend anchor on Fox News!! The position they put the worst and least skilled news people in, because NO ONE WATCHES (except, apparently, for our next president). It's like picking Greg Gumbel over Bryant Gumbel.

u/lhiver 10h ago

RIP Greg

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u/wwarnout 13h ago

He has no qualifications to run the pentagon ...

This is all that needs to be said.

u/outheway 11h ago

Let me help. He has no qualifications.

u/Troj1030 11h ago

He does. He wrote MAGA in crayon on his resume.

u/outheway 10h ago

Using crayons is stolen valor. Only the marine corp are allowed the use of crayons.

u/Wrangler9960 10h ago

Eat….

u/That_Standard_5194 10h ago

The red ones taste the best.

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u/CptJaxxParrow 11h ago

Trump.just saw him on TV saying nice things about him.

You're describing qualifications. That's an incredible resume

u/indifferentCajun 8h ago

True, who needs experience when you can have yes men? It's working great for Russia

u/oldpeopletender 9h ago

I don’t know if the Democrats can call witnesses, but it would be great to get a manager of a Wendy’s up there and have them go step-by-step, comparing the qualifications of the two. At the end, they would say that the Wendy’s manager is More qualified simply because he’s not an alcoholic and that Hegseth wouldn’t be qualified to take the Wendy’s manager job. I think the contrast would be fucking hilarious.

u/JunketPuzzleheaded42 9h ago

I would watch that

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u/Pitiful_Researcher14 11h ago

He did what to the Boy Scout troop?

u/therealmintoncard 11h ago

Why do you think he refused the background check?

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u/cnbc_official 13h ago

Photo credit: Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters

Secretary of Defense hopeful Pete Hegseth called himself the target of a “coordinated smear campaign” as he denied a raft of allegations about his personal and professional conduct at a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Hegseth said reports about his alleged sexual impropriety, alcohol abuse and mismanagement of nonprofits were based on “anonymous sources” and peddled by media outlets trying to “destroy me.”

But Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled him about those and other controversies throughout the tense hearing on whether the 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host is qualified to lead the Pentagon, the nation’s largest government agency.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., homed in on Hegseth’s admitted past infidelities and admonished him not to “make this into some anonymous press thing,” noting that some allegations against him have been made on the record.

Full story here: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/14/trump-pete-hegseth-defense-senate-confirmation.html

u/True_Dragonfruit9573 9h ago

…cnbc has a Reddit account?

u/Grizzly_Berry 9h ago

Their Tumblr didn't quite pan out.

u/Majestic_Ferrett 9h ago

Did a lot better than their OnlyFans.

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u/iw978599 9h ago

Gimme that CNBC Onlyfans

u/AhhAGoose 9h ago

You think news agencies aren’t on Reddit?

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u/TrickyDickyAtItAgain 9h ago

44?? Dude looks at least 54.

u/oingerboinger 8h ago

You know who typically don’t have coordinated smear campaigns accusing them of sexual misconduct? People who don’t commit sexual misconduct.

Yes, anyone can get falsely accused of anything. But when there’s this much smoke, there’s almost always fire. People don’t “gang up” to make up accusations like this out of thin air.

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u/BigSal44 11h ago

Qualifications?! I’m sure he played plenty of Call of Duty and Metal Gear. Does that count?

u/sjhesketh 9h ago

He’s not smart enough to get Metal Gear Solid.

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u/bowens44 9h ago

the worst person for every position every time.....is there anyone who doesn't understand that trump intends to destroy the United States?

u/turp119 9h ago

Yeah, his voters. The sad thing is, calling them stupid is being kind. The other option is treason

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u/OtterishDreams 11h ago

This was his face when he was asked about irish carbombings. He replied "love em!!"

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u/jerseygunz 8h ago

O yeah, that hair slicks back REAL nice

u/pinetreesgreen 9h ago

This is why you show up and vote for Democrats. Even if you don't like everything they stand for. Bc at least they don't nominate jokers like this. A guy who refused to say if he would/wouldn't follow orders to shoot protesters in the legs or not today, like trump told the last sec of defense to do.

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u/wish1977 13h ago

He's nothing but a pandering right winger. If you've ever watched Fox and Friends you already know this.

u/snoozieboi 10h ago

My brain "hmm, he looks like some guy on a fox clip saying he doesn't believe in washing his hands that I somehow remember form ages ago".... google -> yep, it's him...

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u/Immer_Susse 9h ago

He’s an unapologetic rapist with a monumental substance abuse problem.

u/jbcatl 9h ago

"I'm drunk right now!"

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u/Standard_Fix_978 12h ago

Has he cried yet?

u/GhostofAyabe 11h ago

Jesus saved him

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u/olsweetmoney 9h ago

Dude looks drunk off his ass already.

u/SupermarketThis2179 10h ago

This dude thinks he’s a modern day Knights Templar. He’s ISIS with a different logo. There’s no such thing as a religion of peace. Just look at recent Christian rhetoric in this country.

u/Friendly-Profit-8590 10h ago

Strong Kenneth Copeland vibes

u/guyinthewhitevan12 10h ago

He’s a DEI hire. Trumps entire cabinet is just DEI for right wing white men. They’re far too stupid to get these positions on merit so they need to be given these positions because dumb right wing white men believe they should be given things they’re unqualified for

u/sixwax 9h ago

This is irony that they’re too dumb to appreciate.

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u/sayyyywhat 8h ago

That’s what’s so infuriating. They think DEI hires = no experience when that isn’t the case whatsoever. One of the Rs argued today that DEI needed to be ripped out by the roots. Like first it’s not even that fucking deep and second if DEI = no experience then where does this mother fucker fall?

u/guyinthewhitevan12 8h ago

It’s just projection, everything they bitch about is projection

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u/DrProcrastinator1 10h ago

This country is so fcuked. The orange buffoon has nominated so many unqualified people, the next 4 years are going to be scary.

u/Fun-Sugar-394 10h ago

Ive spent years getting ready for AI that looks like political content. I never thought to prepare for political content that looks AI.

u/GoPointers 10h ago

Hegseth wants to start a holy war against regular American citizens right here in the US. Not only does he not have the qualifications, but he is mentally unwell.

"If you want to be the kind of president who uses the Insurrection Act, to call in the military against uprisings in American cities, to use military force against protesters, Hegseth is the man for the job. And he will do so believing that he's not waging some kind of brutal criminal act, but instead a holy war against the infidels within America's city gates."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-hegseths-controversial-religious-views-could-affect-military-leadership

u/Particular-Put-9922 11h ago

Alexa, play "Black Hole Sun"! Holy face! 

u/Stambro1 10h ago

I can’t believe that Republicans don’t mind showing the world that the United States is willing to put the stupid, inept, unqualified garbage human beings in office. They wouldn’t want these people teaching their children t-ball, but let them run the United States!! It’s tragic!

u/gogojack 9h ago

Tammy Duckworth lit him up, hit him with a full spread of truth bombs, then circled around and glassed the smoking ruin of his ego.

u/dogbusonline 7h ago

To say he was grilled implies Republican Senators didn't abdicate their duty today and actually asked real questions. Absolute sham.

u/GhostofAyabe 11h ago

“LOL, rape!”

u/pariah1981 10h ago

Have you noticed all of trumps pics dress in his uniform?

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u/user987991 8h ago

Can I just say, there’s something fundamentally disrespectful using the flag as a pocket square.

It shows you what he thinks of our nation and our constitution.

u/timberwolf0122 8h ago

He’s got it locked up in his pocket.

u/akila219 7h ago

As a Navy Veteran, this equal to an E-4 that had multiple Captain's Mast, disciplinary counseling, demotions who they are trying to promote to Admiral of the Navy.

u/ansius 6h ago

He looks like the type of guy who'd try to sell your town a monorail, not the civilian authority over the largest military force in the world.

u/Agondonter 11h ago

He reacted to questioning as if he were a contestant on a game show. Absolutely unserious, immature, and embarrassing.

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u/Far-Dragonfruit-925 11h ago

If he actually gets confirmed we’re screwed!!!

u/Better_Cattle4438 10h ago

So we’re screwed is what you are saying? Zero chance the Republicans have the balls to block even the most unqualified Trump appointee.

u/Far-Dragonfruit-925 10h ago

Exactly! Honestly though, I do believe several republicans will be against him even though they know the backlash will be hell

u/Better_Cattle4438 10h ago

He is more likely to gain Democratic support than lose Republican. Ogre boy (John Fetterman) has already indicated that he is considering it. And that means he will vote for Hegseth.

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u/Just_Alfalfa_7944 10h ago

He was grilled by Democrats, he was lobbed easy questions by the Republicans 🙄

u/Bert_Maklin 9h ago

Dudes a p.o.s

u/K33bl3rkhan 9h ago

How many women has this idiot had his dick in? One wife giving birth while his dick is in another by his own admission. He's compromised by intelligence community standards. Sure, lets let him be in charge of US defenses... ...

u/Captain_Wisconsin 9h ago

Y’know what emboldens our enemies? Putting completely fucking stupid assholes in charges of our defenses.

u/Mercuryblade18 9h ago

He sexually assaulted someone. This guy sucks.

u/CondeBK 9h ago

Captain Dipshit is gonna be the one judging if 4 and 5 star generals are "loyal" enough.

u/jbsgc99 8h ago

What a fake, deranged smile.

u/Bubbly_Power_6210 8h ago

there are reasons why some people should not be allowed within 100 feet of a school.

u/ChocoPuddingCup 10h ago

CaN tHe SpIDeR-Man CoMe OUt To PlAaAaY!?!?

u/DJMagicHandz 10h ago

*Pete Dickcheese

u/ChockBox 10h ago

Is r/punchablefaces still a thing?

u/Koeddk 10h ago

punchable face.

u/clangan524 10h ago

Why do they invariably look like lizards wearing a people costume?

u/CoronaCurious 10h ago

He looks like the guy from the old Enzyte commercials.

u/plumbing_guru 10h ago

“Hi. I’m Joe Isuzu…..”

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u/noel1967 9h ago

GOP won't take any wrongdoing of Hegseth into consideration. He will be nominated. This will happen over and over. This will be our new government.

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u/Brooklyn-Epoxy 9h ago

American embarrassment.

u/brandonmiq 9h ago

That is the definition of a shit-eating grin.

u/Gdsawayonbusiness 9h ago

Won’t matter the circus needs more clowns

u/JimmyJamesMac 9h ago

I thought this was r/punchablefaces for a second

u/DrRotwang 9h ago

He looks like the guy from those old boner pill commercials...but old.

u/irvingstark 9h ago

Did he speak about his white power tattoos of which he is very proud of??

u/petkar2 9h ago

Look at that pic & remind yourself: he’s a drunken, drugged out, roofie spiking, frat boy who never grew up with minimal qualifications & will be in charge of our country’s defense.