Pete Hegseth Gets Snippy With Reporter Asking About ‘Underqualified’ Military Chief
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brutally shut down a reporter’s question about an “underqualified” replacement for the ousted chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CQ Brown. Hegseth was enjoying some small talk with Saudi Defense Minister Khalid Bin Salman and his delegation Monday afternoon in the Pentagon,
Pete Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren't well suited for the jobs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.
Military lawyers fear firings will enable Hegseth to bend law
The Pentagon chief said he doesn’t want lawyers who are “roadblocks” to decisions he or military commanders make.
Hegseth: Fired military lawyers were potential ‘roadblocks’ to Trump orders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an agenda,” Hegseth told reporters when asked how the military lawyers present roadblocks.
Hegseth: Top military lawyers fired because they weren’t ‘well-suited’
Hegseth said the top lawyers for the Air Force, Army and Navy weren't “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.
Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired the top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration can get away with whatever it wants. During an appearance on Fox News,
Hegseth visits migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Tuesday to visit the migrant detention center the ...
Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
Hegseth insists President Donald Trump‘s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at ...
Hegseth Returns to Guantánamo, This Time as Defense Secretary
Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who ...
Hegseth rejects scrutiny of Trump’s Joint Chiefs pick
The abrupt firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and six other Pentagon leaders has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and ...
Hegseth: People In Pentagon Who Won't Follow Trump's Lawful Orders Will "Find The Door"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented on reports of a "list" of officers he plans to remove from the Pentagon during an ...
Hegseth defends JAG firings in the most unpersuasive way possible
Massacre” targeted inspectors general and his second targeted judge advocates general. The war on accountability continues.
Hegseth Defends Trump’s Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Sunday that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was “not the right man for the ...
Hegseth: Does All The Finger-Pointing And Pearl-Clutching Make Peace More Likely?
"FOX News Sunday" host Shannon Bream asked Defense Secretary Hegseth why the Trump administration seems "reticent" to admit ...
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth conduct ‘Friday night purge’ of top military leaders at Pentagon
Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent at the New York Times joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the ...
Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Trump ‘s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of ...
Who is Daniel 'Razin' Caine? Air Force general tapped for top advisor role in Pentagon upheaval
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a relatively unknown figure, replaced Gen. C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs in a Friday night ...