"Pete Hegseth’s job is so far over his head that he can’t even see it. He evidently believes it’s to cheerlead and defend Trump with bonkers claims like 'We didn't start this war, but under President Trump we’re finishing it” and “America is winning decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy' and 'we will show no quarter for our enemies.' ('No quarter' means kill everyone and take no prisoners, which is a war crime.)"
"In the days leading up to the U.S. attack on Iran, Hegseth spent his time criticizing 'wokeness' at American universities, feuding with Anthropic over safeguards for AI, and, in the day before the war began, forcing Scouting America to abandon programs aimed at promoting diversity."
"He dismisses war crimes, pooh-poohs the rules of engagement, and projects unequivocal belligerence at a time when the United States is rapidly losing whatever moral standing it had in the world."
"Granted, it’s difficult to select one of Trump’s Cabinet members as the stupidest.
But Pete Hegseth stands out for sheer boneheaded ignorance." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-stupidest-cabinet-member
Comments
there is a threshold beyond where it matters not. many have the capacity to outdo others in damage. hesgeth temporary in lead, all ultimately backed by trump and subject to ex ante bus-tossing.
a bit like asking "which psychopath in max security isolation ward would be the safest for home adoption?'
https://thepoliticalwillreport.substack.com/p/why-sociopaths-and-psychopaths-gravitate
And/or; pushing the cause for that big tattoo on his chest. Mega Maniacs, one and all.
towards we Americans who are experiencing significant price increases for gasoline.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/vance-pence-trump/686412/
"The vice president is realizing that signing on with Donald Trump might seem like a shortcut to the top, but it’s actually a guarantee of humiliation."
"Mike Pence should have been a warning to J. D. Vance about the inevitable abasement in store once you join a ticket with Donald Trump. Before he became Trump’s running mate a decade ago, conservative Christian values were the center of Pence’s political identity, but in October 2016, he reluctantly stood by Trump after the release of the tape in which Trump boasted about grabbing women “by the pussy.” It was a sign of things to come. Pence became vice president, and for the next four years, he defended his boss through moral abominations and deficit explosions that cut against his fiscal conservatism, flinching only when Trump asked him to help steal an election. His reward? Trump did nothing while a mob threatened to hang Pence."
Lots of lols!
In terms of Vance, he is getting exactly what he deserves. He saw what happened to pence, and thought that he was immune from it. "Another one bites the dust" should be the administrations's slogan.