Hegseth Claims BACKFIRE As Pentagon Staffers Panic Over New Hire For Sensitive Position
June 7, 2026
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as posted by the channelPete Hegseth's declaration over merit-based hiring in an effort to push out officials falls apart as Pentagon staffers reveal they are alarmed and suspicious over the hiring of a very young and convicted Jan. 6 rioter for a sensitive military position in counterterrorism. Sharon Reed and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job
"A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump administration to work inside a Pentagon office that manages highly classified military operations, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the riot in 2021, to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office has raised alarm internally among staff who question how anyone convicted in the assault on American democracy could be trusted for such a sensitive role in the U.S. government, these people said. All spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing a fear of retaliation."
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