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Just In: Group of Military Officers and Civilian Pentagon Staff Plot to Force Pete Hegseth Out as SecDef
Gateway Pundit ^ | July 23, 2025 | Kristinn Taylor

Posted on 07/23/2025 1:52:00 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

The Daily Mail reported Wednesday on a plot by a group of military officers and civilian Pentagon staff to force Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth out of office through a public pressure campaign based on a letter signed by Pentagon insiders.

Citing the usual deep state concerns about Hegseth’s leadership, priorities and performance, three of the coup plotters spoke on background to the Daily Mail about the scheme (excerpt from long detailed article):

Three Pentagon officials — two military and one civilian, and each with at least 20 years in the department — spoke on the condition of anonymity.

…The three Pentagon officials we spoke with told us that a small group of their colleagues — including officers from all military branches except for the Coast Guard — and some civilian workers met at a private home in May to discuss how to get the word out about what they view as Hegseth’s incompetence.

They agreed the message would be stronger coming from current rather than retired DOD personnel.

Attendees jointly decided to give themselves a few months to agree on the wording of a joint letter that they would either send to the news media, run as an ad in a major newspaper or launch online via social media or a newly created web site.

They set a deadline for mid-July — this week — to finalize the letter so it could be made public by next Friday, the 25th, which marks Hegseth’s half-year in office.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Local News; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: coup; courtmartialthem; deepstate; insubordination; pentagon; petehegseth; subversion; traitors
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To: DeplorablePaul

😄👍


21 posted on 07/23/2025 2:13:47 PM PDT by MachIV
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To: sten

“ dishonorable discharge.”

And all benefits forfeited.


22 posted on 07/23/2025 2:14:53 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (TDS much?)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

They set a deadline for mid-July — this week — to finalize the letter so it could be made public by next Friday, the 25th, which marks Hegseth’s half-year in office.


oh no


23 posted on 07/23/2025 2:15:15 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: MinorityRepublican

That’s how it was supposed to end. But Trump came alone and kicked over their applecart. For now.


24 posted on 07/23/2025 2:15:24 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Is that treason? If they are in the military and they deliberately try to damage civilian control and chain of command?

Can’t they just be tried by a tribunal and sent to Leavenworth ?


25 posted on 07/23/2025 2:17:07 PM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: dragnet2
That’s how it was supposed to end.

The Cold War ended in 1991. We should have reduced the size of our military by 50%, focus mostly on the Navy and the Air Force.

Dismantle our intelligence agencies. East Germany dismantled the Stasi in 1990. We should have done the same. Shredded all the documents and everything.

26 posted on 07/23/2025 2:18:43 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: sten

100%


27 posted on 07/23/2025 2:18:50 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Only to end up communist ourselves at the end

Sort of like Britain and the Krauts.

28 posted on 07/23/2025 2:19:02 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Tallguy; Macho MAGA Man
I think there are 2 uniformed “Pentagon officials” who will be retiring very soon.

I'd bet whoever has been paying these guys under the table has ordered them to try this.

Why else risk their retirement and reputation?

29 posted on 07/23/2025 2:24:14 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

No names = no credibility.


30 posted on 07/23/2025 2:28:33 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Grow a pair of balls! Instead of cowering behind press coverage, retire or quit and then protest what you disagree with. Trump is right to cull the agencies and departments of wastrels who’s only purpose is to suck off the teat of taxpayers.


31 posted on 07/23/2025 2:30:40 PM PDT by EdgeOfDarkness (EdgeOfDarkness)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Firing squads


32 posted on 07/23/2025 2:33:41 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Macho MAGA Man

PLEASE publish a letter all you active duty geniuses…too principled to resign we guess

PLEASE PLEASE
Secty Hegseth can change your lives from the misery of further service

We cant wait to meet you


33 posted on 07/23/2025 2:40:52 PM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

There are a lot of organ grinders who could employ these monkeys.


34 posted on 07/23/2025 2:41:43 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“”They set a deadline for mid-July — this week — to finalize the letter so it could be made public by next Friday, the 25th, which marks Hegseth’s half-year in office.””

Color me paranoid, but.... this is making me wonder why they feel the need to get Hegseth out right now. What might they be planning ...that a loyal pro-Trump SecDef might pose a problem for them? With all of this stuff coming out about Obama and the DS goons, I’m getting nervous.


35 posted on 07/23/2025 2:42:32 PM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: DeplorablePaul

Gunny.


36 posted on 07/23/2025 2:49:49 PM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

So many teasonists, so few firing squads


37 posted on 07/23/2025 2:50:49 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (In a way ge is right as)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

spoke on the condition of anonymity.

/

Cowards

chicken sh-t-birds

No better than the 51 IC traitors .


38 posted on 07/23/2025 2:51:45 PM PDT by cuz1961 ( )
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To: Macho MAGA Man
It's not treason to disagree with a public official, think he's incompetent, or try to pressure him to resign or be removed. The civilians involved can't be prosecuted for that, although they can certainly be fired.

But for active duty senior military officers (or any officers, for that matter) to conspire against the SecDef is a clear violation of the UCMJ for which they can be prosecuted.

39 posted on 07/23/2025 2:55:37 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Every week that traitorous faggot Matt Drudge has a fake headline about how Pete Hegseth is “on the verge of collapse” at the Pentagon because everyone hates him there. Politico also runs such nonsense all the time. He is so threatening to them it’s unbelievable.


40 posted on 07/23/2025 2:57:10 PM PDT by montag813
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