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Summary

Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News presenter with minimal managerial experience, as defense secretary has stunned the Pentagon.

Hegseth has been a vocal critic of the military, calling for a purge of generals and questioning the appointment of Gen. Charles Brown as chair of the joint chiefs of staff.

Hegseth’s nomination is seen as a boost for the far right in Israel, as he has shown support for territorial expansion and suggested the construction of a new temple on the Temple Mount.

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[–] TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 34 points 2 days ago

This is a pretty outstanding Dipshit Move, even by the standards of Trump. And a good 90% of his actions seem stupid to the point of being actively malicious anyways.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The stunning has only begun.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why the fuck would a good candidate for Secretary of Defense have any serious opinion on foreign policy.

Don't miss that red flag among all the others.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 day ago

Trumpets don't value knowledge. They value commitment and loyalty and the ability to blame others.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He’s clearly an accelerationist. Rebuilding the temple on the Mount is a requirement for Jesus to come back and kick off biblical Armageddon.

Trump has surrounded himself with insane people who are hell-bent on destroying the world so they can be raptured. Choosing people for these roles who openly say shit like this further proves that is their actual plan.

They want to destroy the world and jumpstart their revelations prophecy. They don’t give a shit what happens to the rest of us.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Y'all better have some contingency plans in place to prevent him for doing well...anything

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Eh, the military will probably coup before submitting to Stalin-esque purges.

That isn't a particularly good thing. Coups are like Lay's and Pringles... You can't just have one and once you pop you just can't stop.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Yeah, I'm trying to think of a recent (<100y) example that didn't result in a junta or other coups, and I'm drawing a blank.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Russia’s investment really paying off!

[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They said russia lost the cold war. Well when america is sold for scraps to putin, who is the winner then?

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[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Put in a clown, you get a fucking circus.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

If that stuns you...just wait. The next 4 maybe more years should be VERY stunning.

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was hegseth chosen for his skin colour or his soul. I guess we'll never know

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago

His professed loyalty to Trump. There is nothing else now.

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