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Hegseth; RARE Intervention by White House -Pentagon Generals Tire of His CRAZY Antics
White House Forced to Intervene AGAIN After Hegseth Sets Off Alarms at Pentagon
Hegseth Hit With Intervention as Pentagon Generals Grow Tired of His Antics
MSRAW 27 JUL 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received a sharp phone call from the White House over his wide use of polygraphs at the Pentagon which infuriated one official with close ties to Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller.
After six months, Hegseth has continued being a problem for the Trump administration from his Signalgate scandal to canceling a shipment or arms to Ukraine without notifying the president or the State Depatment and now infuriating Pentagon denizens with his obsessive search for leakers.
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Hegseth was on the receiving end of a rare intervention from Gen. Dan Caine, the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs, over fury at the refusal to promote Army officer Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, because Hegseth believed he was a leaker.
Hegseth Hit With Intervention From Pentagon Generals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing opposition from Pentagon generals, including from the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as questions about his dangerous leadership grow.
According to a report from the New York Times, a recent decision by the former Fox News personality to deny a promotion to senior Army officer Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, because Hegseth believed he was a leaker, set off a furor at the Pentagon.
As Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper reported, after Sims was cleared of allegations of leaking, Hegseth agreed to the promotion only to later change his mind.
Hegseths sudden reversal prompted a rare intervention from Gen. Dan Caine, the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He urged Mr. Hegseth to reconsider, before adding, Mr. Hegseth met with General Sims one final time but refused to budge
The report notes that the latest clash with the generals is part of a growing problem as questions grow about the embattled secretarys 'unsteady' performance.
Hegseths actions could shape the militarys top ranks for years to come. His insistence on absolute loyalty, backed with repeated threats of polygraphs, also creates uncertainty and mistrust that threaten to undermine the readiness and effectiveness of the force, Pentagon told the Times.
With the report noting that firings and resignations have left Hegseth with a skeleton staff of civilian aides to run his office, the report adds, The infighting, investigations and personnel churn have strained Hegseths ability to manage critical operations in the Pentagon
Pentagon officials have grown weary of Hegseths continual HOLLYWOOD-STYLE photo ops, including one that he posted from Omaha Beach in Normandy in which he joins Army Rangers carrying a soldier on a stretcher as part of D Day remembrances are distractions that serve primarily to bolster his image
ARROGANT Hegseth has to GO -He thinks he's MORE important than anyone else .....
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