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Rhiannon12866

(227,651 posts)
Sat Jan 18, 2025, 04:30 AM Jan 18

Senator Duckworth: Hegseth is Unqualified to Serve as Secretary of Defense - Senator Tammy Duckworth



U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee who served 23 years in the Reserve Forces—delivered remarks on the Senate floor blasting U.S. Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth on his lack of experience and qualifications to lead the Department of Defense. - 01/16/2025.
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Senator Duckworth: Hegseth is Unqualified to Serve as Secretary of Defense - Senator Tammy Duckworth (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 18 OP
"Hegseth is Unqualified to Serve as Secretary of Defense" J_William_Ryan Jan 18 #1
And I'm also afraid for our brave military stationed across the world! Rhiannon12866 Jan 18 #2

J_William_Ryan

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1. "Hegseth is Unqualified to Serve as Secretary of Defense"
Sat Jan 18, 2025, 05:45 AM
Jan 18

Of course he’s unqualified – that’s the point; indeed, that’s the point of all of Trump’s appointments: to fill the cabinet with unqualified partisan hacks willing to implement Trump’s reckless, irresponsible agenda harmful to the American people.

Hegseth, for example, would have no problem ordering soldiers to shoot Americans engaged in lawful, peaceful protest in the legs, as Trump advocated for in his first term.

Rhiannon12866

(227,651 posts)
2. And I'm also afraid for our brave military stationed across the world!
Sat Jan 18, 2025, 06:22 AM
Jan 18

As Senator Duckworth proved in her questioning, he's not even familiar with all the countries where our military are stationed. And there's the billions in the Defense budget, how would he handle that to fulfill the needs of our military everywhere? Hegseth bankrupted the two small military groups he led.

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