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Politico @politico.com

Trump has Hegseth’s back. Some of Hegseth’s allies worry it won’t last. The White House continues to support the embattled Defense secretary — but even some Hegseth allies privately express concern that his messy management style could become his undoing.

jul 28, 2025, 1:01 pm • 88 22

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Politico @politico.com

When Hegseth fired several members of his inner circle, accusing them of leaking, the White House and top allies rallied behind him. Since then, many of those same people have come to privately believe Hegseth’s allegations were false.

jul 28, 2025, 1:06 pm • 10 1 • view
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Politico @politico.com

To Trump, it doesn’t matter much. The president continues to stand by Hegseth, despite controversy after controversy. “Talk of drama with [Hegseth] is overblown,” said a top White House official. "What I know is that everyone who matters has his back completely, currently.”

jul 28, 2025, 1:06 pm • 21 3 • view
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randyturkeycreek.bsky.social @randyturkeycreek.bsky.social

It’s amazing that all these motherfucker cabinet members don’t realize they’re all going to be facing indictments and subpoenas in about two years

jul 28, 2025, 1:30 pm • 0 0 • view
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Politico @politico.com

But the drama isn’t over: "There’s going to be more shoes to drop all around,” said one person close with Hegseth. That's why several of his allies both inside and outside the Pentagon have engaged in something of an intervention with the secretary, four people familiar with the talks told us.

jul 28, 2025, 1:06 pm • 27 4 • view
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I O N ™️ XPRESS @ionewzxpress.bsky.social

“Plenty shoes to go around, they’d already shot all their feet right off!”

jul 28, 2025, 11:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Daith @attentir.bsky.social

As long as Pete is there he will make _rump look like a fool. What am I saying? _rump always looks like a fool.

jul 28, 2025, 1:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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CopterDoc @copterdoc.bsky.social

Our adversaries could take advantage of Hegseth’s incompetence.

jul 28, 2025, 1:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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be-aware.bsky.social @be-aware.bsky.social

They all know, as do us, that Hagseth is a drunken buffoon.

jul 28, 2025, 2:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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Flaming Finger @cferel8.bsky.social

BORED & Bladder Stress: That's Trump's diplomatic audience listening to him constantly repeated phases of Biden, etc. More than twice his evilness has said that Israel should “get the job done” in other words get rid of all the Palestinians.

jul 28, 2025, 2:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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George Lee @jediknight-red-6.bsky.social

Trump has Hegseth's back to make it more convenient for him to stab Hegseth in the back.

jul 28, 2025, 2:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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Joe sosa @shibadigger.bsky.social

He basically said that if somebody asks him to Pardon her he will do so.

jul 29, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
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bellatv @bellatv55.bsky.social

because he's promised them each the Moon. And they keep forgetting this planet has only ONE MOON.

jul 29, 2025, 8:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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bookgoddess1.bsky.social @bookgoddess1.bsky.social

"...everyone that matters..." = Trump. The DOD is in turmoil. Not that best scenario for our safety.

jul 28, 2025, 4:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flaming Finger @cferel8.bsky.social

BORED & Bladder Stress: That's Trump's diplomatic audience listening to him constantly repeated phases of Biden, etc. More than twice his evilness has said that Israel should “get the job done” in other words get rid of all the Palestinians.

jul 28, 2025, 1:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flaming Finger @cferel8.bsky.social

Trump’s Scotland visit and how they feel about Trump!

jul 28, 2025, 6:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flaming Finger @cferel8.bsky.social

BORED & Bladder Stress: That's Trump's diplomatic audience listening to him constantly repeated phases of Biden, etc. More than twice his evilness has said that Israel should “get the job done” in other words get rid of all the Palestinians.

jul 28, 2025, 1:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Where's Nestor? ❌ @super-mutt.bsky.social

“messy management style”? I think you mean “his deep and profound incompetence and hostility toward America”.

jul 28, 2025, 1:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Fidel ✊ @ft-friendly.bsky.social

‼️😡 Trump is interested in ensuring that the 🪓Axes thrown by Hegseth hit targets that Trump himself will determine... ‼️👹 Hegseth is an executor, a senseless executor - the level of consciousness in the state of a military school cadet who is expelled for poor knowledge.

jul 29, 2025, 9:50 am • 0 0 • view
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ginny1956.bsky.social @ginny1956.bsky.social

😒

jul 29, 2025, 12:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nan Patience (NG Swett) @nan-patience.bsky.social

It never lasts, you're a fall guy dumbass, you're all fall guys and gals, that he can throw away like a used tissues in order to insulate himself. The rest of you aren't immune, and you're going down sooner or later. Dumb asses

jul 29, 2025, 12:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alan 🇨🇦 @alanroseca.bsky.social

jul 28, 2025, 8:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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bellatv @bellatv55.bsky.social

why is Heggi's forehead ORANGE?!

jul 29, 2025, 8:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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jacquieobaby.bsky.social @jacquieobaby.bsky.social

then you got the narcissistic terrorist… who says his running the a show not the prez….. of usa 🇺🇸, oof 😥

jul 30, 2025, 1:20 am • 0 0 • view
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jacquieobaby.bsky.social @jacquieobaby.bsky.social

… they know they have a mole or leaker that could be all the clowns 🤡 in the circus 🎪- -blames the world 🌎; but, can’t blame their actions

jul 30, 2025, 1:19 am • 0 0 • view
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Liam McPoyle @fckgw-rhqq2.bsky.social

> Some of Hegseth’s allies Jack Daniels and Jim Beam?

jul 28, 2025, 4:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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MediumRare @patronvet81.bsky.social

Incompetence is the key element for failure... And this administration is a house loaded to the brim with it. It's only a matter of time before it all comes crumbling down.

jul 28, 2025, 1:22 pm • 4 0 • view
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Tynaqua @tynaqua.bsky.social

someone get these guys the Dumb and the Dumber t-shirt set

jul 28, 2025, 1:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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davecampb.bsky.social @davecampb.bsky.social

kegbreath must be removed. he exposed secrets, in his drunken stupor

jul 28, 2025, 8:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Ned’s News @n-news.bsky.social

“Messy management style is code for extreme incompetence and drunken decisions resulting in “messes” that will be possibly fatal to our men & women in uniform!

jul 28, 2025, 1:14 pm • 3 0 • view
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social

Gotta laugh, “management style” is doing a lot of work here, Politico. Chaos is a more apt description.

jul 28, 2025, 2:37 pm • 2 0 • view
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Internet Brett @internetbrett.bsky.social

And that he's an oath breaking sinner.

jul 28, 2025, 2:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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be-aware.bsky.social @be-aware.bsky.social

All of Trump’s picks are not qualified! They just ‘yes people’ destroying this country following Trump

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username already taken @skagathor.bsky.social

I hope it does! Hegseth is a disgrace and an embarrassment! Also, did we all just forget about the fact that he and others were, and probably still are, communicating on signal? An unapproved method of communication for gov officials? Don't get me wrong signal is an awesome app but I'm not sec def

jul 28, 2025, 1:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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Stuart Douglas Larkin @eatingooberpeas.bsky.social

Politico = Fascism enablers. Keep slobbing the orange mans babydick. Fucking losers.

jul 28, 2025, 1:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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donaldo27.bsky.social @donaldo27.bsky.social

Actually, it's better to have an incompetent leader in that position: that gives competent generals more power…

jul 28, 2025, 2:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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mel crump @melcrump1947.bsky.social

Hegseth is without question not able to do his job, any boss who would employ a unqualified person like him and not fire him when it becomes apparent he's unable to perform his duties is not qualified to be president of anything, trump 6 bankruptcies, 34 convictions for business fraud proves this

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pussycat @calenhad-social.bsky.social

Is "messy management style" some kind of euphemism for "completely incompetent, corrupt to the core and full of shit"? Oh no - those are considered strengths in their organisation.

jul 28, 2025, 2:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flaming Finger @cferel8.bsky.social

Trump’s Scotland visit and how they feel about Trump!

jul 28, 2025, 6:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flaming Finger @cferel8.bsky.social

BORED & Bladder Stress: That's Trump's diplomatic audience listening to him constantly repeated phases of Biden, etc. More than twice his evilness has said that Israel should “get the job done” in other words get rid of all the Palestinians.

jul 28, 2025, 1:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Stand with Ukraine 🙏 @kandc.bsky.social

Dictators constantly fear being overthrown by their own allies and may take measures to consolidate their power at the expense of their closest associates, including purges and eliminating rivals.

jul 28, 2025, 2:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bowsie50 @beth50.bsky.social

He should have been gone after the Signal chat, but ignorance and incompetence are requirements for the administration.

jul 28, 2025, 1:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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👍 @ranmull.bsky.social

Con-boys hang together! 🤬🖕🤯

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jul 28, 2025, 1:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Some old fart @unclegus1967.bsky.social

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Michael_Iger @michael-iger.bsky.social

Hegseth walks around with toilet paper on his shoe. He isn't up to the job for the nation. The Trump administration is peppered with incompetence because of his loyalty test over effectiveness. He packed the cabinet with incompetency as he basks in his own Dunning-Kruger deficiency as President.

jul 28, 2025, 1:30 pm • 2 1 • view
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sonsofliberty1.bsky.social @sonsofliberty1.bsky.social

Or maybe his complete lack of qualification?

jul 28, 2025, 3:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Gibsonia @gibsonia.bsky.social

Of course it won’t last. Trump’s loyalty is fleeting at best.

jul 28, 2025, 1:02 pm • 1 0 • view