Pissy Drunk Pete doesn't want senior military officers questioning his poor judgement.

Worse. He doesn’t want Woman or Black People questioning his judgement….

What is “fragging”, WhiskyPete?

The coup is ongoing

What could go wrong? A drunk is running the Dept. of Defense.

Gee, wonder what 20% they are going to choose to axe. That's a mystery.

What a disgrace that we have a drunken white supremacist Fox show host ordering around our senior military heroes.

This is brilliant! Because the LAST thing we need in the most powerful military in the world is EXPERIENCE. And the money those guys are pulling in will save the entire US budget. I mean they must make at LEAST $190k a year. On a serious note: Disband the Space Force.

What exactly do you think the Space Force does?

It defends space, and provides space assets. You know - like the Air Force used to do, before President Clown Shoes invented the “Space Force.” In other words - nothing useful.

Defending space/Space assets isn't useful? He didn't invent the Space Force. He just took credit for it and you believe him for some reason.

That’s my point. That’s why we should get rid of the Space Force, as opposed to 4-stars. I think that you didn’t catch that I was being completely sarcastic in my original post. The Space Force is useless. Hegseth is useless. Trump is useless. And the sooner we get rid of all 3, the better.

I don't think you understand the history that led to the Space Force's creation (it had absolutely nothing to do with Trump btw), how vital what they do is to literally every aspect of modern life, or what would happen if it didn't exist.

Right, so the budget increases and top-paid staff decreases. All that extra cash wouldn’t be going to defense contractors, would it?

Get drunk and do something really stupid that get’s your rotten ass out of OUR Pentagon.

All the signs lead to impending Racial warfare.

Hegseth is unfit to lead boyscouts!

A toddler in charge of our national security

That's an unmistakable sign of a dictatorship: Purge the military leadership. Thanks, GOP.

racist Sexist stupid drunk ass prick

Sexist prick

What. A. Complete. Shit.

It’s telling that he actually called it a “40 proof reduction,” though.

This joke is so good and Hegseth is so alcoholic I actually had to go check if this was a joke or a real quote

Bless ye

I wonder which 20% A real mystery.

If Trump has the military behind him we are in deep trouble. Would they do whatever he tells them to?

Yep, that’s why he won’t get rid of Pete Hegseth. The people in our military have no idea about the constitution and what it means to uphold it. They will listen to their superiors and do what they are told and that is terrifying.

Gee I wonder why…

"a chain is only as strong as its weakest link" (i.e. Hegseth) means that the overall strength of something (like a chain, team, or organization) is determined by its weakest component. Even if the majority of the elements are strong, a single weak point can cause the entire system to fail.

Setting the stage to continue to weaken the military at his boss Putin’s command.

I don’t understand how our service members don’t just absolutely hate the fuck out of this guy

They do which is why they are now being fired. Loyalty tests are being conducted to the exclusion of all other business. It is chaos.

A quick Google search says that military personnel still voted overwhelmingly to Trump and veterans also.

I bet that number drops as you go up the chain.

So, 3.2 Star generals then ?

Undermining the most loyal within the US military 😡☠️ How unbelievably stupid, UNLESS you want to create an uncontrolable mob of 6th Jan thugs who follows illegal orders and care nothing about the Constitution!!! This is outright high treason !! When is enough, enough??!!

And as a reminder:

I don't know how any military person can back this administration, they are a disgrace to our country, and veterans are the ones who made America great again, not Trump draft dodger 3 times and Heseth is disgrace to America

But they did.

En Masse too, which to me makes 0 sense at all…but hey FAFO

Nuts

Let’s see the recruitment and reinlistment numbers decrease!

He’s just jealous because he never made it that far!

ONLY in AMERICA can such silly ideas flourish! REDUCE leadership to INCREASE strength? That’s like eating LESS & MORE workouts & expecting to get MORE muscle than Charles Atlas! U must get rid of these idiots B4 Russia/china take over! UR going from BAD 2 WORSE - RAPIDLY!!

Ugggghhh

He trying destroy the military by getting rid of generals that know that him and Trump are doing illegal s*** and can Warren their troops of illegal commands

This is a segregationist play

Pretending Pete is even qualified to be in a conversation about the military is asinine.

Nailed it!

So 3.2 stars, then?

Prelude to martial law. Who's gonna save us?

Somebody needs to the scissors away from this child.

He’ll use this as an excuse to dismiss generals who won’t go along with putting the military in the streets when the time comes

It's what the drunk rapist idiot Hegseth wrote in his Mein Kampf book. Trump hired the drunk rapist idiot because he wrote he'd use the military on left wing protesters. Our country can have freedom of speech, or conservatism. We can't have both

Revealing the lie that Fox News cares about the military security of the nation.

Sometimes coups are bureaucratic.

How the fuck does the administration eliminate ANY officer without cause??????

@Tax the Churches...how the fuck does this regime lock up people without due process or strong arm law firms and universities or defund all medical and scientific research? Because they can and NO ONE STOPS THE SOBS!!!!!

FOR WHAT REASON?

FOR WHAT? TREASON

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Hegseth's goal is to create a military that will do anything for Trump. This administration is politicizing the military in order to direct military action directly against American citizens. It's pretty obvious to most of us veterans.

Sure ok kegsbreath 🙄🙄🙄🙄

The military is meant to be as diverse as possible because it’s supposed to be a direct reflection of America’s principles. We are not going back to the 1930s.

He is replacing experience with unqualified loyal officers because he needs to hid his lack of experience!

This shit just keeps on going

What an idiot.

Secretary of Defense Hegseth is unfit to hold any public office. Hegseth’s crimes—sharing war plans to individuals not cleared to receive them—must receive the same indictment, arrest, prosecution, conviction, and prison sentence any other member of our armed forces would receive for the same crime.

Making us less safe. Clearing the way for troops to violate the Constitution at the request of a convicted felon dictator.

Duh

The very thought of this jerk having authority over four-star generals is out of Kafka.

probably exactly matches the proportion of woman and non-white appointments

Not exactly but more than covers. They also want to get rid of white men who don’t bend the knee.

Stalyn did the same before WWII it didn’t went well ….🤔

Hegseth is like a little kid playing with his G.I. Joe action figures! I think he’s dispensable, not our four-star officers who have the real military expertise and experience required to manage our armed forces.

They want to prevent lower ranks from going with higher officers who swore to defend and honor the constitution

This is to make martial law and the fascist take over using the military easier. It will be the military that will have to remove Trump from office not Congress or the courts so by removing disloyal generals you ensure the dictatorial take over works better for the criminals. Fixed your headline

He’s a coward. He needs to resign.

Didn’t Stalin get rid of all his generals just before he needed them during WW2? (Ok, Stalin murdered his generals, but the point still stands.)

What is “how to engineer a military coup?” Alex

What is "how to get rid of the woke crap?" Alex

You’re a fucking brick

Conservatives hate wokeness because woke people want to stop conservatives from raping children.

Throw yourself into the sea, conservative child molester

Retard

Ah yes. Everyone knows that 4 star officers naturally become "woke" with that 4th star.

It’s a Twitter troll. Just block and move on.

They’re so pathetic

Exactly. On the other hand, the military understands the need for harmony among the ranks. This isn't it.

Answer: log off bozo

What is “how to show you’re jealous because you weren’t one”?

Cool. Then the soldiers won't need actual battle plans. Just go with gut feel.

Also, now would be an excellent time for the military to have had enough and save us from MAGA.

My thoughts exactly. Only the military has the expertise and experience to navigate us from this swamp. Think Marshall Plan, and MacArthur's reorg of Japan. Then, think Nuremberg.

That's a lot of trained killers to piss off at once.

Playing with fire.

I'm ordering a 100% reduction of peterbreath hegseth.

The Black ones?

He’s only purging those with more melanin. Hegseth is an ignorant racist. Full stop.

Cutting costs. While increasing military spending by a ton. Got it.

Purges of the military...

👀

25% would make the math so much easier

Can’t have ppl making him look bad

Yes, rid yourself of the generals that may be effective if you had to fight a guerilla war in the US. Granted, the idea of the military being effective in the US vs. the people is laughable. This clowns are weakening the US global power and has been since the day he set foot in office.

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Down the rabbit hole

Just like the ridiculous Russians.

#SIGNALGATE

I'm sure the generals think that a Fox Weekend Host and alcoholic has what it takes to make this decision?

I mean, who wants those experienced types, especially in the military, right? Elitist jerks!

At some point somebody needs to ask the question, if America lost a war and the enemy wanted to dismantle this country explicitly what would be done different? Hint: nothing.

nah, this is more about consolidating control of the military so that they follow any unconstitutional orders from Trump.

Is there any semblance of a WHY?

The professionals in the military are surely getting close to the point where they just say no. Maybe even “Hell No!”

If the US is attacked, Hegseth can text the billionaires for advice or Trump can play Commander in Chief.

Comrade Hegseth making Russia great again.

this is more about consolidating control of the military so that they follow any unconstitutional orders from Trump.

keep pissing off the military Drunky McDrunk

you’re so close, NYT. he wants to cut women & minorities because he’s a white nationalist

He doesn't have any idea what Generals do so this tracks

Another idiot move by an incompetent and unqualified leader!

To make him feel less inadequate.

Maybe he should consider a 20% reduction of alcohol.

Does that make them 3.2-star officers?

(incompetent Thrump loyalist continues to basically sabotage the security of our nation)

Such huge savings 🤣

It's sickening that he still has this job.

If you’re interested in numbers, may want to look at the percentages of Black people and women making up those reductions. Isn’t that the story here?

I propose a 20% reduction in Pete Hegseth. Head and neck is close enough.

Why is he still here?

So dumb. Militaries need redundancy. Not only to operate in multiple conflict theaters at the same time. But also, forbid, to fill in losses in conflict. You can't run the military like a business.

That will weaken America He wants to get rid of those who will refuse an unlawful unconstitutional order. They are getting ready for a blood bath, the blood of American Citizens will stain the streets

dude's a racist--just say it--for once

Such an idiot, how the hell is he still at DOD. Just take him out already….

How exactly does he “get rid” of them?!

Showing a little sexism and racism

Cut the cooperation subsidies

I wonder why lol

20% cut in Pete Hegseth. Which parts? Brain excluded because there isn't enough to be included.

They've only got 40 active 4 stars so firing 8 isn't so much a cost saving as it is likely targetting democrat leaning officers or officers likely to follow the constitution

The intent is to fire blacks and women.

Whites only, men only

It’s a mockery of a government

So he can pay for his alcoholism I’m sure

This is an old issue that Hegseth could be acting upon. On the other hand, Hegseth can't deal with any military officer ( or most anyone) telling him what to do. So, Why is he really reducing star power? NYT might want to investigate. ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/N....

This is purely about getting rid of military leadership that would oppose the admin’s authoritarian policies such as using US troops to put down legal and peaceful protests. Straight up Nazi move.

can't have experienced upper command... they are more likely to follow the law, constitution...

Which people, exactly, @nytimes.com ?

He’s completely self destructive! He probably wants to battle WWIII with water pistols!

Poseur.

Purging the generals? Peak authoritarian regime stuff.

Let’s just remove Hegseth we will save a lot of money and be safer

That should be illegal.

It’s a GREAT idea. There are FAR to many. They live like princelings with private jets. Paid for domestics. Endless perks. They cost a fortune. Hegseth is a pig. But it’s a great idea.

To 3.2 stars?

No matter the reasoning given, the truth of it is this administration doesn’t want anyone in it who knows enough to push back.

Everything they have done and continue to do is for Putin.

3.2☆

It’s part of Trump’s dumber the better plan. 😁

He must resign or better be impeached.

Curious how many came from the same 2024 Tuberville list of "Blocked Nominations" ?

It’s already happening.

#stopwhitemalevioence

“Woe to that land that’s governed by a child.” - William Shakespeare Richard III, Act 2, Sc.3 #Shakespeare #RichardIII

Wait, what?

Black people and white women.

Jealousy at its finest!

Non c`è nessun talento a nascere bianchi. E` solo abuso di potere

I feel like whatever percentage he gets rid of will be the exact number of women, and non-white men.

Pete, Try 20% reduction in your beer. And don't forget the 140% tariff

Is anyone fooled by this purge of female and black leadership? This is sick.

We the People, If our government & military, who We pay to protect & defend our Constitution & Liberty won't do it, then We will have to do it ourselves. Our reps & troops have betrayed us. Start up the militias. This is a matter of life & death for everything American. Revolution is the solution.