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Pete Hegseth’s low-IQ culture war is putting America at risk

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Republican Senator Thom Tillis, former Senate Armed Services Committee member, has accused Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of mismanaging the Pentagon, and is recommending Trump fire him. Tillis wrote on X that Hegseth is “intimidated by competence” and “retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.” ‘Ginning up culture wars’ to detract from malfeasance describes the entire Trump administration. It also captures how Fox News manipulates 38% of the country to vote against their own interests. Climate change? Corruption? Measles? These illegals are stealing from you . After forcing credentialled journalists out of the Pentagon last year, Hegseth introduced a new right-wing press corps to replace them. He also started placing online influencers, aka political commentators , in civilian roles to keep his low IQ culture wars brewing. These influencers have been assigned as eit

First report: Trump says Pete Hegseth 'knocked the hell' out of Iran as Pentagon chief extends Mideast troop deployments into 2027 — dailymail.co.uk, 12d