According to The New York Times
So I guess Republicans are all good with this:
Here’s the drunken freak:
He also pretty much said that women are not welcome in the military. If I was in I’d get out as quickly as possible. He just created a field day for rape and abuse.
I don’t know how many of the top brass thinks this is just great and love them some Trump lunacy. I’d guess quite a few, sadly. But I have to wonder if any of them can stomach that performing seal Pete Hegseth lecturing them on “warrior ethos.” Almost all of these people have serious combat experience. And I would guess that most of them understand that he’s unleashed the beast within the military and the lack of discipline and order that will ensure is going to wreak havoc on readiness. He’s turning the U.S. military into a street gang.
It will be interesting to see if there’s any reaction to this lunacy. Will there be an exodus? Maybe. But if there is resistance within the military to this insanity I would guess that many of the seasoned bureaucrats in the Pentagon will have some ideas. That’s not a good thing constitutionally speaking but the whole idea of separation of powers and the civilian control of the military seem like quaint ideas these days. I never thought I’d say this but after listening to the president declare war on me, I think I might be rooting for a military coup.