Trump Put a Fox News Host in Charge of the US Military

Pete Hegseth stood at the Pentagon podium dressed like a parody of American power and delivered one of the most disturbing statements to ever come from the head of the U.S. military. He bragged about raining death and destruction from the sky, closed with a weaponized Bible verse, and smiled through it all, just hours after attending the dignified transfer of a fallen service member at Dover Air Force Base. Standing feet away, even Trump loyalist General Dan Caine managed to speak with more gravity than the man who is technically his boss.The Breakdown:Hegseth delivered a 30 minute Pentagon briefing that resembled a campaign rally more than military leadershipHe bragged about raining death and destruction and punching them while they are downHe weaponized Psalm 144 and added his own prayer for total victoryHours earlier he attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for a fallen service memberGeneral Dan Caine, a Trump loyalist, outclassed Hegseth at the same briefing by honoring the fallen with genuine gravityHegseth called Caine's solemn remarks a beautiful symphony of American Spirit with a smirkHegseth went from Fox News host to Secretary of Defense with no military leadership careerIn 2015 he shouted kill all Muslims while drunk at a bar according to an employee complaintHe told soldiers to ignore military lawyers about rules of engagement, which senators raised as a possible war crimeHe gutted the Pentagon office investigating civilian casualties by 90 percent before the first bomb was droppedHe told every general and admiral at Quantico to resign if they disagreed with him140 service members have been injured in ten days of fighting with eight severely woundedFrance fell in six weeks in 1940 because its military leadership was chosen for loyalty over competenceTrump made no public appearance while Hegseth performed at the podiumMore on my daily Substack at: https://heatherdelaneyreese.substack.com/