No inside knowledge. That said: Taking the Pence-esque “long knives” side of this particular bet.
Hegseth-haters sowing chaos.
leaker ping
Hmmmm....
Sensitive Israeli intelligence leaked in Trump administration chat group
Arutz Sheva ^ | 27/3/25
Posted on 3/27/2025, 3:29:13 PM by Eleutheria5
A leak of sensitive Israeli intelligence, shared in a chat group of senior US officials, has raised significant concerns about the security of classified information and the potential impact on intelligence-sharing relationships.
Citing *two US officials,* The Wall Street Journal reported that the chat, which was inadvertently disclosed to The Atlantic magazine, involved US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz sharing details about an Israeli intelligence source that helped identify a Houthi missile expert targeted in a US strike in Yemen. The Israeli government has since expressed concerns about the public exposure of their involvement in the operation....
Dan Caldwell was a public policy advisor at Defense Priorities. Caldwell is a veteran of the Marine Corps and the Iraq War. Following boot camp and initial training, Caldwell was assigned to the Marine Corps Presidential Support Program, where he served as a member of the security force at Camp David.
Following his service at Camp David, Caldwell deployed to Iraq with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and conducted operations in Al Anbar and Ninawa provinces.
Following his service in the Marines, Caldwell worked for Rep. David Schweikert from 2011 to 2013, focusing on veterans and defense issues. Caldwell graduated cum laude from Arizona State in 2011 with degrees in Asian History and Political Science.
I never cared for Concerned Veterans for America.
They want to strip down the VA so it only serves combat veterans.
That would leave me out of the system I’ve used since 1980.
Leftist sympathies are buried DEEP. Hard to find or track when they don’t want to be found. At least THIS time, his administration is pursuing them much harder and faster and getting them out of the way immediately..
I read somewhere that the WH put out a fake story that Elon Musk would be included in a meeting on China strategy and then waited to see who would leak the story to media.
I’m not sure if that is true but that would be a way to catch a leaker.
Reads like a SWAMPER....”retired as an Air Force Captain”.
From Selnick’s DoD, “About Page”
“Mr. Darin Selnick is the deputy chief of staff.
Previously, he Performed the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. In this role, he serves as the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense for force readiness; force management; health affairs; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; education and training; and military and civilian personnel requirements and management, including morale, welfare, recreation, and quality of life matters. Mr. Selnick leverages his extensive government and non-government experience advocating for veterans to position Service members for productive post-separation lives from the first day they put on a uniform.
His career in veterans affairs saw him serve as a senior advisor to Concerned Veterans for America from 2019 to 2024. While at CVA, he was executive director of its Fixing Veterans Health Care Bipartisan Taskforce. From 2017 to 2019, he worked in federal government roles, serving from 2017 to 2018 as the Veterans Affairs Advisor on the Domestic Policy Council at the White House and from 2018 to 2019 as a senior advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). At the White House, he developed the Presidential Executive Order on Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian Life. At VA, he was responsible for the implementation of the VA MISSION Act, the most significant transformation of the VA healthcare system in more than 20 years.
His prior experience includes serving as special assistant to the VA Secretary during the Bush administration and as a commissioner on the Commission on Care, established by Congress to examine how VA could better deliver health care to veterans.
Mr. Selnick is a retired Air Force officer who attained the rank of captain. He lives with his wife in California, where he volunteers his time as a board member of the West Los Angeles Veterans Home Support Foundation. He is a member of the American Legion, AMVETS, Jewish War Veterans, and the Air Force Association.”