Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
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Hegseth’s Culture War Is Breaking The Military. Push-Ups, Purges, And A Navy Stranded At Sea. Why Wa
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13:08Now PlayingPaul Rieckhoff joins Jacob Soboroff on MS Now to break down how Pete Hegseth — the acting secretary of culture war — is hollowing out the U.S. military from the inside: the USS Lincoln stranded at sea for nine months, two more destroyers not coming home, service academy graduates filing as conscientious objectors, and Army Chief of Staff General Randy George fired days after refusing to kill the investigation into an unauthorized helicopter flyby of Kid Rock's Tennessee estate. This is what happens when a chain of command gets rebuilt around fealty instead of competence — recruiting collapses, families break, and our enemies celebrate. No-BS national security analysis from a combat veteran who called this before confirmation. Independent is an Attitude. Stay vigilant.
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