We have been following President-elect Trump’s nomination to Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, Trump Nominates Army Vet Peter Hegseth for Defense Secretary, and his tortuous path to confirmation:
Fortunately, Hegseth hasn’t withdrawn, Pete Hegseth: ‘I Have Never Backed Down From a Fight and Won’t Back Down From This One’, and even managed, apparently, to get some formerly negative U.S. Senators on his side: Sen. Joni Ernst Might be Warming Up to Pete Hegseth ‘After ‘Encouraging Conversations’.Then, of course, came the ProPublica attempted hit piece and West Point’s staff lying to said left-wing media outlet about whether Secdef-nominee Hegseth had lied about applying and getting accepted to West Point (spoiler: he was accepted at West Point and he did not lie about that): West Point Lied Twice About Pete Hegseth Applying to the Academy.So after all this hate and discontent on the way to the January confirmation process, I was happy to see the following story about numerous retired generals and admirals endorsing Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. From the Daily Wire:
More than 120 retired U.S. generals and admirals signed onto a letter released on Monday expressing their “strong support” for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army veteran Pete Hegseth.The letter comes after Hegseth endured several intense weeks of media coverage of allegations primarily made by anonymous sources.They wrote:
He understands combat from the grass roots level and will take that much needed perspective with him as the next SECDEF. He has studied and experienced the disastrous effects Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has on our military and he is committed to expunging it from our armed forces. His focus is solely on warfighting readiness so that our military is prepared to fulfill its mission—to fight and win our Nation’s wars.
The retired generals and admirals said that Hegseth’s passion for the military was obvious, and his record in Iraq and Afghanistan showed that he was the “warrior” the U.S. needed to lead its military.
Incidentally, I have read Pete Hegseth’s book The War on Warriors, which is excellent and which chronicles the disastrous effects the Biden Administration’s DEI and transgender policies have had on the U.S. military.
As a retired Navy Captain, I am officially endorsing Hegseth for Secdef as well.
You can review the Generals’ and Admirals’ letter here, and at the end of this post.
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