For people just catching up, here's everything I've written about Pete Hegseth in @TheAtlantic, all gifted here for your reading pleasure.
He's unqualified and unfit for his post.
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/1
My open letter to him upon his confirmation:
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His poor staffing choices:
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/2
His inane DEI crusade:
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His duty to resign:
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
/3
His purge of female officers:
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His foolish attacks on think tanks:
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/4
The pathetic stunt of trying to rename the DOD:
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His embarrassing "look at me" jamboree in front of 800 GO/FOs
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/5
The urgent need to replace him:
theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/…
His shameful excuses for Signalgate:
theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/…
/6
And finally, his attempt to insert himself into the president's fiasco in Minnesota:
Hegseth is a daily reminder that this administration hates the military and does not take national defense seriously.
More to come.
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