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Hegseth CRUSHED After Generals Call Him Out Over Military Exodus
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5:41Now PlayingPete Hegseth and his team go full panic after active army generals call him out in public for destroying the military, being a grandstander and causing a mass exodus of experienced leaders with right-wing media outlets exposing the reports. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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‘He lost us’Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and respect of some top military commanders, with his public “grandstanding” widely seen as unprofessional and the personnel moves made by the former cable TV host leading to an unprecedented and dangerous exodus of talent from the Pentagon, said current senior military officers and current and former Defense Department officials.
Numerous high-ranking officers painted Mr. Hegseth’s Sept. 30 speech to hundreds of generals and admirals gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia as a turning point in how his leadership style, attitude and overall competency are viewed in the upper echelons of the U.S. armed forces.
“It was a massive waste of time. … If he ever had us, he lost us,” one current Army general told The Washington Times."
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