On Tuesday, President-elect Trump rolled out Pete Hegseth, the author, Army veteran, and Fox News host, as his choice for secretary of defense.
And the usual suspects are going absolutely insane.
My favorite response came courtesy of Politico, which lost it over the fact that Hegseth is an outsider. They published a piece saying defense industry lobbyists were very upset. They wrote:
One assessment was more blunt. “Who the fuck is this guy?” said a defense industry lobbyist who was granted anonymity to offer candid views. The lobbyist said they had hoped for “someone who actually has an extensive background in defense. That would be a good start.”
Here’s the problem: The people who have been running our defense apparatus for nigh on two decades at this point have done a horrendous job. The Department of Defense has been signally responsible for the worst botched pullout in…
