Pete Hegseth snaps at reporter asking about ‘underqualified’ military chief
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rebuked a reporter who questioned why he selected "an underqualified, retired lieutenant general" John Dan "Razin" Caine to replace Joint Chiefs Chairman CQ Brown.
"I'm going to choose to reject your unqualified question," Hegseth responded during a meeting with Saudi officials at the Pentagon.
Brown, the second African American to serve as the nation's top military officer since October 2023, was ousted Friday despite Trump calling him "a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader."
Before his appointment, Hegseth had advocated firing Brown for pushing "DEI, woke bulls--t."
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DEI but it's for white men
Firing a supremely qualified Black man to replace him with an unqualified white man is exactly the reason why DEI programs are needed in the first place.
Legacy Hire is the nomenclature I've adopted.
Discrimination, Exclusion, and Indignation
ARSE
Alcoholics
Racists
Sex Criminals
Extortionists
You mean the rapist peter hegseth?
Him too? Its gonna be harder to find the non-rapist in the administration at this point.
Seems to be part of the requirements.
What an absolute fucking embarrassment.
For Hegseth, it was a Tuesday.
I don't think he remembers what day it is as drunk as he seems to be all the time.
His momma sure is proud. Her little alcoholic crack baby is all grown up
Hey give him a break, he was shitfaced.
Should have said "fails to meet requirements outlined in the law without special exemption from the president", and follow up with why a white boy needs/deserves exemption since we're not officially in wartime or other special circumstances that would necessitate such a less qualified white boy hiring
What fragile little children.
With guns.
Of course he's gonna hire somebody unqualified: he wouldn't know qualified people, he's a fucking TV show host.
On top of it all, this was during a meeting with the bonesaw murderers and 9/11 enablers. Just fucking disgusting all around.
Unforced error number ? out of ????