You have got to be fucking kidding me! We're literally going to have a morning Fox News host lead our military.

[Dennis Donovan]

Justin Baragona
‪@justinbaragona.bsky.social‬
You have got to be fucking kidding me!

We're literally going to have a morning Fox News host lead our military.


November 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/justinbaragona.bsky.social/post/3las32fydec2z

[livetohike]

1. The idiocy will never end. This is so laughable. I

feel sorry for the troops.

[DaBronx]

6. He has military service and served in two wars.

So it may be laughable but many people will look at his service as a qualification. Just pointing out that he isn’t just a talking head.

[livetohike]

11. I looked him up. He's currently a Major in the Army

National Guard. Aren’t Generals usually nominated for this? He doesn’t seem qualified.

[allegorical oracle]

13. Yeah, thought you earned your stars in one of the regular military sectors (Army, Navy, AForce,

Marines). But maybe the National Guard counts? Know he saw action in Guantanamo and other countries, but it doesn't seem to be on a par with past Secretaries of Defense. He went to Princeton, but not one of the military academies.

[ForgedCrank]

16. If you

look at his history, it's all the qualification Trump needs.
He's completely anti "woke" and anti DEI. This is probably going to cause a lot of turmoil.

[allegorical oracle]

20. Well, TSF will be running the military, so Pete won't have much to do but look like

he's out of central casting. Drumpf said he knew more than the generals during his first term.

[livetohike]

34. Maybe he won't be confirmed. Like some if

the other Cabinet appointees.

[tritsofme]

19. Interesting, that indicates he may need a waiver to serve as SecDef, which would introduce a 60 vote test

on his nomination in the Senate

[Ilsa]

25. Not necessarily. The SecDef is supposed to have

been retired from the Service for a few years before taking civilian command. Remember, the Senate was having an issue¹ with another recently retired general becoming SecDef when Lloyd Austin became SecDef.

Leon Panetta was SecDef under Obama, and he was in the military for two years, First Lieutenant.

¹ A waiver is required.

[patphil]

30. There's a lot of people in this country that can match his military service.

That doesn't mean that any one of them is inherently qualified to be Secretary of Defense. The best selling book isn't a worthwhile qualification either, and especially not his "tour of duty" with FOX news.

[debm55]

2. Was tRump mentioned in the book The War on Warriors as we all know his feelings on the military dead and alive. What a

shit show.

[keep_left]

17. Not to mention Hegseth's "bestseller" was certainly one of those wingnut welfare...

...scams involving large bulk purchases by "think" tanks and other like-minded organizations.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216749758

All too often what's going on...is that "think" tanks, right-wing foundations, and Republican party organizations are buying massive quantities of books and then giving them away at their rubber-chicken fundraising dinners. Anything they can't give away either goes to the dollar stores or is shredded.

[Ocelot II]

3. The kakistocracy continues to build.

[C_U_L8R]

4. The enshittification of everything.

It's that Trump touch. And it stinks.

[Klarkashton]

5. He's another pretty boy maga GI Joe that wants to privatize the

VA. Had a baby with some fox news blonde while he was still married. A real nice guy.

[Abolishinist]

22. Yep. Another of them thar family-man types that are so popular within the GOP.

Hegseth and his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, divorced in 2009. He married his second wife, Samantha Deering, in 2010; they have three children.

In August 2017, while still married to Deering, Hegseth had a daughter with Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchet, with whom he was having an extramarital relationship. He and Deering divorced in August 2017. Hegseth and Rauchet, who has three young children from her first marriage, married in August 2019.

[Aussie105]

7. Trump knows nothing about politics or how important parts of the government are run.

Consequently, he will appoint people without the right skills - their main 'skill' for selection is their proven ability to support Trump.

Or just be as weird as he is.

[Qanisqineq]

8. What's really sad

Is that my husband, after over a decade away from the military, reenlisted at an advanced age to finish out the last few of his 20 years. When he got out, we were in 2 wars and he was sick of all of it. Now he wanted his retirement from the military and to then go back to government work and retire there.

This is so FUBAR.

[Diraven]

9. This guy is dangerous

In his book he says our military should be fighting "Marxists" and "Leftists" inside our own country. He would have no qualms about ordering the military to kill Americans.

[Solly Mack]

18. He is very dangerous.

[Cetacea]

10. Notice that "America First" is capitalized

What’s In America First’s Policy Agenda?

America First’s policy blueprint lays out a number of priorities in line with policy views that Trump and his allies have pushed, including imposing tariffs on imported goods, lowering corporate tax rates, protecting “religious freedom,” increasing domestic oil and gas production, getting rid of climate change efforts, opposing policies supporting transgender rights, opposing any gun control measures, imposing work requirements for Medicaid recipients, curbing immigration and reducing America’s role in assisting with international conflicts. The agenda does not call for banning abortion entirely at the federal level, but does argue for defunding Planned Parenthood. It also does not adopt Trump’s proposal for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but does call for finishing the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, increasing funding for border agents and ending legal immigration programs like family-based immigration paths and the visa lottery.
How Is America First Different From Project 2025?

America First’s agenda is overall less extreme than Project 2025, which proposes a drastic overhaul of the executive branch that would include abolishing several federal agencies entirely, such as the Departments of Education and Homeland Security. That being said, both agendas are largely aligned in their values, pushing conservative principles and a focus on the federal government prioritizing “nuclear families” and policies that will encourage two-parent households. They also both suggest Trump should broadly overhaul the federal workforce and replace career civil servants with political appointees, with America First advocating that all government employees should be able to be fired “at-will”—making it easier for Trump to get rid of anyone who takes steps he doesn’t like—and only political appointees should be able to craft regulations.

[Eko]

12. What the?

[Jit423]

14. It may all come down to a military standing up for the Constitution or rolling over for Trump.

If Trump keeps going the way he is going with his appointments, after Jan 20, he may set off the first military coup in America. It just depends on how far his minions go with the 2025 project and how much our democracy and country mean to the military past and present. Taking anti-democratic actions and anti-constitutional orders from a draft dodger against citizens may be the breaking point?

[yorkster]

33. That is what it feels like. A nation on a hair trigger.

[Strelnikov_]

15. I thought this was a spoof at first

Unbelievable.

[allegorical oracle]

21. Yep -- laughed when I first saw it online -- and then MSNBC said it. nt

[LymphocyteLover]

23. being an advocate for vets does not necessarily make someone a defense secretary

what's his experience in managing massive military units?

[not a texan]

24. Will he wash his hands?

Isn't this the clown that said on one of those fox shows that it had been 10 years since he washed his hands? Something to do with immunity if I remember correctly. I am betting he wash his hands of any responsibility for any things that go wrong under his leadership of lack thereof. Sure you want to shake hands with him?

[orleans]

27. he'll probably go on dancing with the stars when

trump boots his ass

looks like he's already starting to decide on his dance costume

[Tribetime]

28. Am I the only one that thinking that trump will not serve his full four years

I don't know what will happen.But I don't see good things on the future for drumph

[JoseBalow]

29. None of this will end well, for anyone

[SomedayKindaLove]

31. TV Reality Star hires Fox News Host

If only this was buried in the Entertainment news. Sigh.

[LilElf70]

32. This is total insanity

Hey Magats, Have any regrets yet?

Unbelievable

[EarthFirst]

36. Nah.

Their support for the military/veterans and law enforcement is about as hollow as their empty fucking skulls…

“ONWARD!”

[LilElf70]

39. Amen

I'm in total agreement

[lindysalsagal]

35. Kings can do whatever they want. Just ask scotus.

But they often don't remain in power long .

[PCIntern]

37. I couldn't be happier...

This is going to be the colossal fuckup of all time. Believe me, the trains are not gonna run on time.

[hawkeye21]

38. Why not? We have a demented felon, traitor, and draft dodger as commander in chief

Might as well go all in. Besides, Benedict Arnold was unavailable.