By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-23 15:44:00 | Updated at 2024-11-23 18:12:54
2 hours ago
How Hegseth Cultivated an Image That Caught Trump’s Eye
WSJ via MSN ^ | Nov. 23, 2024 | Nancy A. Youssef, Vera Bergengruen, Lara Seligman
Posted on 11/23/2024 7:41:58 AM PST by libstripper
WASHINGTON—During his first term, Donald Trump would sometimes interrupt meetings on military or veterans’ issues to call Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who impressed the president with a blunt style that mirrored his own.
Hegseth railed against Pentagon leaders on television and pushed pardons for soldiers convicted of war crimes, a contrast to the cautious career officials who frustrated Trump. For his second administration, the president-elect has nominated the telegenic 44-year-old Army veteran to be his defense secretary, despite—or because of—a résumé thin on government experience.
“President-elect Trump might look at Pete Hegseth as someone who will carry out his views,” said Mick Mulroy, a top Pentagon official in Trump’s first term. “Someone with a lot of experience would likely be more independent in the deliberation process.”
But the very reasons that drew Trump to Hegseth are threatening to derail his nomination.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dod; hegseth; nomination; trump
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Nasty, snarky little hit piece authored by three witches who could have come straight out of "Macbeth." They refer to soldiers who were pardoned by Trump as having been convicted of various military offenses but do not mention the reasons for the pardons.
1 posted on 11/23/2024 7:41:58 AM PST by libstripper
To: libstripper
I like Pete, but his PERSONAL SEX life is NOT GOOD!
2 posted on 11/23/2024 7:43:12 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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