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Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), a Marine veteran & member of the House #ArmedServices Committee, described the reports as “horrific”….
“Sadly I’m not surprised. We have a president, a Commander-in-Chief, who’s made fun of troops for mental health issues. We have a secretary of defense who’s more focused on testosterone tests than actually keeping our troops alive,” he told CNN.
#US #military #Navy #USSAbrahamLincoln #ServiceMembers #Hegseth #Trump #SuckersAndLosers #MentalHealth
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Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), a Marine veteran & member of the House #ArmedServices Committee, described the reports as “horrific”….
“Sadly I’m not surprised. We have a president, a Commander-in-Chief, who’s made fun of troops for mental health issues. We have a secretary of defense who’s more focused on testosterone tests than actually keeping our troops alive,” he told CNN.
#US #military #Navy #USSAbrahamLincoln #ServiceMembers #Hegseth #Trump #SuckersAndLosers #MentalHealth
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On Wednesday, Blumenthal, a member of the #ArmedServices Cmte, wrote to #Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth & the Acting Secretary of the #Navy to express “serious concern” about the increasing length of deployments & demand answers about #LivingConditions aboard the carrier.
#US #military #ServiceMembers #Trump #SuckersAndLosers #MentalHealth
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On Wednesday, Blumenthal, a member of the #ArmedServices Cmte, wrote to #Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth & the Acting Secretary of the #Navy to express “serious concern” about the increasing length of deployments & demand answers about #LivingConditions aboard the carrier.
#US #military #ServiceMembers #Trump #SuckersAndLosers #MentalHealth
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#Weymouth #VeteransParade June 2012, which passed right in front of Aaran Guesthouse. The parade included representatives of all the #ArmedServices, including #RAF, #RoyalNavy, #BritishArmy, #RoyalMarines #Cadets, #WRAF, #WRAC, #WREN and #MilitaryVehicles
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Officials Call BS on Pentagon Pete’s Blatant Lies - Whisky Pete’s chest thumping #ChristianNationalism and his appetite for chaos and destruction are tainting the once proud US Military. Lock him up for #WarCrimes before it is too late. #ArmedServices #pentagon #military https://www.thedailybeast.com/officials-call-bs-on-pentagon-petes-blatant-lies/
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Officials Call BS on Pentagon Pete’s Blatant Lies - Whisky Pete’s chest thumping #ChristianNationalism and his appetite for chaos and destruction are tainting the once proud US Military. Lock him up for #WarCrimes before it is too late. #ArmedServices #pentagon #military https://www.thedailybeast.com/officials-call-bs-on-pentagon-petes-blatant-lies/
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#Defense “Secretary” Pete #Hegseth [tan-in-a-can #WarCriminal] argued Thursday that the #Trump admin can continue the #IranWar despite a #VietnamWar era #law that REQUIRES #Congress’ approval after 60 days of fighting, in an apparent attempt to stave off the rapidly approaching deadline.
His comments came in a hearing before the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte where Hegseth…[falsely claimed]…that an ongoing #ceasefire between Washington & Tehran “pauses” the countdown. -
#Defense “Secretary” Pete #Hegseth [tan-in-a-can #WarCriminal] argued Thursday that the #Trump admin can continue the #IranWar despite a #VietnamWar era #law that REQUIRES #Congress’ approval after 60 days of fighting, in an apparent attempt to stave off the rapidly approaching deadline.
His comments came in a hearing before the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte where Hegseth…[falsely claimed]…that an ongoing #ceasefire between Washington & Tehran “pauses” the countdown. -
LIVE: Hegseth, Caine testify to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine testify to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee as the Iran war passes the 60-day mark. #Iran #USA #Congress #Hegseth #Caine #ArmedServices #Testimony #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:
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LIVE: Hegseth, Caine testify to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine testify to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee as the Iran war passes the 60-day mark. #Iran #USA #Congress #Hegseth #Caine #ArmedServices #Testimony #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:
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Incursions along the southern border are extremely common & historically do not prompt such airspace closures. In 2024, Air Force Gen. Greg Guillot, the commander of #NORTHCOM, told the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte that the number of incursions along the #US #Mexico border was “over a thousand” each month.
The #DEA & other US security agencies have used facilities at the Biggs Army Airfield for years as part of efforts to monitor #Mexico based drug #cartel operations.
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Incursions along the southern border are extremely common & historically do not prompt such airspace closures. In 2024, Air Force Gen. Greg Guillot, the commander of #NORTHCOM, told the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte that the number of incursions along the #US #Mexico border was “over a thousand” each month.
The #DEA & other US security agencies have used facilities at the Biggs Army Airfield for years as part of efforts to monitor #Mexico based drug #cartel operations.
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The bipartisan pressure campaign comes as lawmakers try to get wider access to footage of a Sept 2 “double tap” strike that killed #survivors of an initial attack against a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics. Most lawmakers still haven’t seen the full footage of the strike, although members of the #Senate & #House #ArmedServices panels viewed it behind closed doors Wednesday.
#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Venezuela #oil
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The bipartisan pressure campaign comes as lawmakers try to get wider access to footage of a Sept 2 “double tap” strike that killed #survivors of an initial attack against a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics. Most lawmakers still haven’t seen the full footage of the strike, although members of the #Senate & #House #ArmedServices panels viewed it behind closed doors Wednesday.
#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Venezuela #oil
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The annual defense policy bill cleared the chamber in a wide bipartisan vote after it passed the #House last week. #Trump is expected to sign the measure, despite the White House’s misgivings….
The 77-20 vote saw substantial support from #Democrats & #Republicans to push through the $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act [#NDAA], the product of months of negotiations between leaders of the #Senate & House #ArmedServices cmtes.
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The annual defense policy bill cleared the chamber in a wide bipartisan vote after it passed the #House last week. #Trump is expected to sign the measure, despite the White House’s misgivings….
The 77-20 vote saw substantial support from #Democrats & #Republicans to push through the $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act [#NDAA], the product of months of negotiations between leaders of the #Senate & House #ArmedServices cmtes.
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The #ArmedServices cmtes in both the #Senate & #House have opened fact-finding inquiries into a #US op Sept 2 that killed 11 alleged drug runners, including 2 men who survived the #military’s initial strike on their boat in waters off #Venezuela. Holsey’s interview was expected to cover a range of topics, including the controversial nature of his early retirement & scrutiny of the decision-making on Sept 2…. #LawOfWar experts have questioned if the killing of the 2 survivors was legal.
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The #ArmedServices cmtes in both the #Senate & #House have opened fact-finding inquiries into a #US op Sept 2 that killed 11 alleged drug runners, including 2 men who survived the #military’s initial strike on their boat in waters off #Venezuela. Holsey’s interview was expected to cover a range of topics, including the controversial nature of his early retirement & scrutiny of the decision-making on Sept 2…. #LawOfWar experts have questioned if the killing of the 2 survivors was legal.
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Reed, speaking to reporters afterward, said that Holsey “described the command relationships” he experienced & was “forthcoming,” though there is “still more to be gleaned.”
#House #ArmedServices Cmte Chair Mike Rogers (AL) & Rep. Adam Smith (WA), the top Democrat on that cmte, scheduled a separate call with Holsey later in the day…
#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #military #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw
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Reed, speaking to reporters afterward, said that Holsey “described the command relationships” he experienced & was “forthcoming,” though there is “still more to be gleaned.”
#House #ArmedServices Cmte Chair Mike Rogers (AL) & Rep. Adam Smith (WA), the top Democrat on that cmte, scheduled a separate call with Holsey later in the day…
#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #military #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw
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The top #US #military officer overseeing ops in #LatinAmerica met privately with lawmakers Tues, days before he is due to step down from his position prematurely amid tension with the #Trump admin & its deadly “counternarcotics” campaign there.
Adm #AlvinHolsey, head of #SOUTHCOM, met in a #classified session with #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) & the cmte’s top Democrat, Sen Jack Reed (RI).#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress
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The top #US #military officer overseeing ops in #LatinAmerica met privately with lawmakers Tues, days before he is due to step down from his position prematurely amid tension with the #Trump admin & its deadly “counternarcotics” campaign there.
Adm #AlvinHolsey, head of #SOUTHCOM, met in a #classified session with #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) & the cmte’s top Democrat, Sen Jack Reed (RI).#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress
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Rep Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the #House #ArmedServices Cmte, said it was “simply not accurate” that the video of the Sept 2 strike on the boat carrying 11 individuals showed the survivors trying to flip a capsized boat, rescue its cargo & continue trafficking drugs, as Republicans in #Congress have maintained.
#criminal #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #MilitaryLaw #InternationalLaw #WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth
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Rep Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the #House #ArmedServices Cmte, said it was “simply not accurate” that the video of the Sept 2 strike on the boat carrying 11 individuals showed the survivors trying to flip a capsized boat, rescue its cargo & continue trafficking drugs, as Republicans in #Congress have maintained.
#criminal #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #MilitaryLaw #InternationalLaw #WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth
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The letter says that thus far the admin "has selectively shared what has at times been contradictory information" with some members, "while excluding others."
Earlier Fri, the Republican chair & ranking Democrat on the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte released a pair of letters sent to #Hegseth written in late Sept & early Oct requesting DOD's legal rationale for the strikes & a list of drug cartels the #Trump admin has designated terrorist orgs in its justification for use of #military force.
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The letter says that thus far the admin "has selectively shared what has at times been contradictory information" with some members, "while excluding others."
Earlier Fri, the Republican chair & ranking Democrat on the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte released a pair of letters sent to #Hegseth written in late Sept & early Oct requesting DOD's legal rationale for the strikes & a list of drug cartels the #Trump admin has designated terrorist orgs in its justification for use of #military force.
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Trump's Pain Protocol presently preying on Non Profits, NGOs, perceived political enemies - Search NSMP-7, for example. #politicians #NGO #armedservices #Vet #journo #justice #law
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Only at the #Pentagon could someone reprogram $934 million & expect no one to notice. The coffers were refilled with the passage of the budget reconciliation bill several weeks ago, #budget officials say.
“The more we learn about this deal, the more disturbing it becomes,” said Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, who serves on the #ArmedServices Cmte.
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Only at the #Pentagon could someone reprogram $934 million & expect no one to notice. The coffers were refilled with the passage of the budget reconciliation bill several weeks ago, #budget officials say.
“The more we learn about this deal, the more disturbing it becomes,” said Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, who serves on the #ArmedServices Cmte.
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#PeteHegseth came under fire for how the #military was used in the #protests.
Defense Secy #Hegseth sparred w/ #Democratic senators as he was grilled at a congressional hearing Wed about the Trump admin's latest military actions.
The fmr #FoxNews host…got into a heated exchange before the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte w/ Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan , who questioned him over the #military's #authority to #arrest & #detain #protesters.
#law #Constitution
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#PeteHegseth came under fire for how the #military was used in the #protests.
Defense Secy #Hegseth sparred w/ #Democratic senators as he was grilled at a congressional hearing Wed about the Trump admin's latest military actions.
The fmr #FoxNews host…got into a heated exchange before the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte w/ Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan , who questioned him over the #military's #authority to #arrest & #detain #protesters.
#law #Constitution
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But the #Marines remain deployed, the #legal authorities & precedents granting the president #power over #domestic deployments are broad, & #SCOTUS tends to be highly deferential to the president in this area.
Within the #ArmedServices, trained & principled leaders remain in place & prepared to navigate these challenges w/discipline & integrity. However, they face an uphill battle against increasing pressure from #Trump & must continue to respect the principle of #civilian control of #military.
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But the #Marines remain deployed, the #legal authorities & precedents granting the president #power over #domestic deployments are broad, & #SCOTUS tends to be highly deferential to the president in this area.
Within the #ArmedServices, trained & principled leaders remain in place & prepared to navigate these challenges w/discipline & integrity. However, they face an uphill battle against increasing pressure from #Trump & must continue to respect the principle of #civilian control of #military.
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Leadership & #lawyers at the #DOJ & the #Pentagon, & leadership in the #ArmedServices, worked closely w/ senior officers in the #Army to develop standing operating procedures & situation-specific #RulesOfEngagement aimed at minimizing the #UseOfForce.
#law #Trump #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #military #NationalGuard #Marines #LosAngeles #autocracy
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Leadership & #lawyers at the #DOJ & the #Pentagon, & leadership in the #ArmedServices, worked closely w/ senior officers in the #Army to develop standing operating procedures & situation-specific #RulesOfEngagement aimed at minimizing the #UseOfForce.
#law #Trump #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #military #NationalGuard #Marines #LosAngeles #autocracy
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Unite with #Veterans "5,549 watching now Started streaming 22 minutes ago" www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lF... #HandsOff #ArmedServices #Army #Navy #Marines #Airforce #Vets #VA #health #med #housing food aid employment #ImpeachTrump #ImpeachVance #DitchDOGe #coup #frauds #law liability #natsec
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Stebbins started the review in response to a #bipartisan request from Sen Roger Wicker of MS, the #Republican chair of the #ArmedServices Cmte, & the committee’s ranking #Democrat, Sen Jack Reed of RI.
Beyond the controversy of the #Signal chat, #Hegseth’s office has been shaken by the sudden firings of Caldwell, Selnick & Colin Carroll, all top advisers to the #defense secy. They were escorted from the #Pentagon last week after being accused of leaking sensitive info.
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Stebbins started the review in response to a #bipartisan request from Sen Roger Wicker of MS, the #Republican chair of the #ArmedServices Cmte, & the committee’s ranking #Democrat, Sen Jack Reed of RI.
Beyond the controversy of the #Signal chat, #Hegseth’s office has been shaken by the sudden firings of Caldwell, Selnick & Colin Carroll, all top advisers to the #defense secy. They were escorted from the #Pentagon last week after being accused of leaking sensitive info.
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For those in the #Military wondering WTF is going on. If you are ordered to do something you feel is off, or against your oath to defend the constitution, you have RIGHTS and SUPPORT. #ArmedServices #ArmedForces #Army #Navy #Airforce #Marines #CoastGuard #AmericanCoup #Coup #Fascism
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For those in the #Military wondering WTF is going on. If you are ordered to do something you feel is off, or against your oath to defend the constitution, you have RIGHTS and SUPPORT. #ArmedServices #ArmedForces #Army #Navy #Airforce #Marines #CoastGuard #AmericanCoup #Coup #Fascism
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#Senate #ArmedServices Cmte requests #Pentagon's acting #InspectorGeneral to investigate #Signal chat
Senate Armed Services Cmte Chair #RogerWicker, R-MS, & ranking member #JackReed, D-RI, sent a letter today requesting the #Defense Dept’s acting IG to launch an investigation into the leaked Signal chat about US #military strikes in #Yemen.
#law #NationalSecurity #Trump #SignalGate #idiocracy #kakistocracy
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#Senate #ArmedServices Cmte requests #Pentagon's acting #InspectorGeneral to investigate #Signal chat
Senate Armed Services Cmte Chair #RogerWicker, R-MS, & ranking member #JackReed, D-RI, sent a letter today requesting the #Defense Dept’s acting IG to launch an investigation into the leaked Signal chat about US #military strikes in #Yemen.
#law #NationalSecurity #Trump #SignalGate #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-administration-signal-chat-musk-doge-immigration-live-updates-rcna197447/rcrd75592?canonicalCard=true -
They were joined by the ranking #Democrats on the equivalent cmtes in the #House: Reps #AdamSmith of WA, of the #ArmedServices Cmte; #GregoryMeeks of NY, of the #ForeignAffairs Cmte; #JimHimes of CT, of the #Intelligence Cmte. Rep #RajaKrishnamoorthi of IL, the snr Democrat on a special House cmte formed to address threats from #China, signed on as well.
…the lawmakers said that #Musk was, under #Trump’s direction, “destroying our federal #NationalSecurity work force…”
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They were joined by the ranking #Democrats on the equivalent cmtes in the #House: Reps #AdamSmith of WA, of the #ArmedServices Cmte; #GregoryMeeks of NY, of the #ForeignAffairs Cmte; #JimHimes of CT, of the #Intelligence Cmte. Rep #RajaKrishnamoorthi of IL, the snr Democrat on a special House cmte formed to address threats from #China, signed on as well.
…the lawmakers said that #Musk was, under #Trump’s direction, “destroying our federal #NationalSecurity work force…”
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The statement was signed by the top-ranking #Democrats on a trio of #NationalSecurity panels: Senators #JackReed of RI, of the #ArmedServices Cmte; #JeanneShaheen of NH, of the #ForeignRelations Cmte; & #MarkWarner of VA, of the #Intelligence Cmte. Senator #ChrisCoons of DE, another snr member of the foreign relations panel, also signed on.
#USpol #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #NewWorldOrder #Trump #ElonMusk #military #intelligence #ForeignPolicy #Putin
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The statement was signed by the top-ranking #Democrats on a trio of #NationalSecurity panels: Senators #JackReed of RI, of the #ArmedServices Cmte; #JeanneShaheen of NH, of the #ForeignRelations Cmte; & #MarkWarner of VA, of the #Intelligence Cmte. Senator #ChrisCoons of DE, another snr member of the foreign relations panel, also signed on.
#USpol #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #NewWorldOrder #Trump #ElonMusk #military #intelligence #ForeignPolicy #Putin
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…Peters’ departure would deliver another blow to #Michigan’s clout in Washington. He’s the delegation’s most senior #Democrat & has secured seats on some of the #Senate’s most influential cmtes, including #Appropriations, #ArmedServices & the powerful Senate #Commerce, #Science & #Transportation Cmte that’s important to Michigan’s #AutoIndustry.
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…Peters’ departure would deliver another blow to #Michigan’s clout in Washington. He’s the delegation’s most senior #Democrat & has secured seats on some of the #Senate’s most influential cmtes, including #Appropriations, #ArmedServices & the powerful Senate #Commerce, #Science & #Transportation Cmte that’s important to Michigan’s #AutoIndustry.
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#SamanthaHegseth also has communicated w/the #FBI as part of its vetting of Hegseth. As reported by NBC, during the 2nd of 3 briefings it provided to the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte’s Republican & Democratic leaders, Sens Roger Wicker & Jack Reed, the #Trump transition team told Wicker & Reed that Samantha spoke w/the FBI regarding her ex-husband & provided “a prepared statement” stating that #PeteHegseth has had & continues to have an alcohol abuse problem.
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#SamanthaHegseth also has communicated w/the #FBI as part of its vetting of Hegseth. As reported by NBC, during the 2nd of 3 briefings it provided to the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte’s Republican & Democratic leaders, Sens Roger Wicker & Jack Reed, the #Trump transition team told Wicker & Reed that Samantha spoke w/the FBI regarding her ex-husband & provided “a prepared statement” stating that #PeteHegseth has had & continues to have an alcohol abuse problem.
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Since her #PeteHegseth’s nomination, #SamanthaHegseth has only commented publicly about him once in response to a request from NBC for comment on an affidavit submitted to the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte by her fmr sister-in-law.
Samantha told NBC, “There was no *physical abuse in my marriage. This is the only further statement I will make to you, I have let you know that I am not speaking & will not speak on my marriage to Pete. Please respect this decision.”
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Since her #PeteHegseth’s nomination, #SamanthaHegseth has only commented publicly about him once in response to a request from NBC for comment on an affidavit submitted to the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte by her fmr sister-in-law.
Samantha told NBC, “There was no *physical abuse in my marriage. This is the only further statement I will make to you, I have let you know that I am not speaking & will not speak on my marriage to Pete. Please respect this decision.”
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"He will destroy the Department of #Defense, frankly. He will go in & he will dismiss generals who stand up for the #Constitution," said Jack Reed, the #Democrat who leads the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte.
Culture war issues could be one trigger for firings. #Trump was asked by FoxNews in June whether he would fire generals described as "woke," a term for those focused on #RacialJustice & #SocialJustice but which is used by *#conservatives* to disparage #progressive policies.
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"He will destroy the Department of #Defense, frankly. He will go in & he will dismiss generals who stand up for the #Constitution," said Jack Reed, the #Democrat who leads the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte.
Culture war issues could be one trigger for firings. #Trump was asked by FoxNews in June whether he would fire generals described as "woke," a term for those focused on #RacialJustice & #SocialJustice but which is used by *#conservatives* to disparage #progressive policies.
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The bill that cleared the #House sets up a clash — & likely a prolonged negotiation — w/the Democratic-controlled #Senate as the 2 chambers work to reconcile & merge their separate versions of the #legislation in the months ahead. Earlier Fri, the Senate #ArmedServices Cmte released its version of the #NDAA totaling $923.3B.
This is exactly what happened last year, a fact many Democrats lamented angrily on the House floor this week. -
The bill that cleared the #House sets up a clash — & likely a prolonged negotiation — w/the Democratic-controlled #Senate as the 2 chambers work to reconcile & merge their separate versions of the #legislation in the months ahead. Earlier Fri, the Senate #ArmedServices Cmte released its version of the #NDAA totaling $923.3B.
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‘#ServinginSecret’ Delves into the #History of #Gays in the #Military.
The #documentary uses a #retired #gay #Marine's #lovestory to examine the #history of #LGBTQ people in the #armedservices
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