Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, speaking in favor of enhanced interrogation methods such as waterboarding, pardoning US soldiers convicted of war crimes, targeting cultural institutions in drone strikes and banning women from combat roles.
The unprecedented firing of a half-dozen top generals and admirals is aimed at ensuring military obedience to unconstitutional and dictatorial orders.
President Donald Trump's defense secretary can't simply snap his fingers and change Texas' Fort Cavazos back to Fort Hood. A federal law stands in the way.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion. By Steve Benen As last week got underway, it was clear that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ...
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth fires top military lawyers
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Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren't well suited for the jobs
Military lawyers fear firings will enable Hegseth to bend law
The Pentagon chief said he doesn’t want lawyers who are “roadblocks” to decisions he or military commanders make.
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'They were not well suited for jobs...': Defence secretary Pete Hegseth fires top military lawyers
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Military Times on MSNTrump fires Joint Chiefs chairman, Navy head in DOD leadership purgeTrump plans to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as the nation’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
In all, it was a bruising, 72-hour crash course in the geopolitical realities of a job that critics complain Mr. Hegseth, a 44-year-old former National Guard infantryman and Fox News host, is unqualified to hold. Mr. Hegseth’s trip to Europe, his first overseas visit since being sworn in on Jan. 25, started off on an unusual note.
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