“Hegseth Has Gone Too Far.” The Pentagon Purge Hits General Donahue.
June 26, 2026
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as posted by the channelPete Hegseth just sidelined General Chris Donahue — the special operations legend behind the Afghanistan airlift, the Ukraine weapons pipeline, and NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative. Paul Rieckhoff and former FBI special agent Christopher O'Leary, who worked alongside Donahue, break down why this purge is a sucking chest wound for national security, why Trump is about to hear about it, and why Mark Rutte is now reduced to selling NATO back to Trump with PowerPoint charts in the Oval Office. A no-BS briefing on loyalty purity tests, the silence of retired generals, and what happens when a SecDef who preaches lethality purges the actual prototype of an American warrior. Independent is an Attitude. Stay vigilant.
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