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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: TheThirdRuffian

Took the words right out of my mouth. Easier to get the low hanging traitors.


81 posted on 07/23/2025 6:18:01 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70

“”This is like that fat Urkrainian agent that tried to sink Trump for some phone call.””

Ah yes... the infamous little Vindman twerp.


82 posted on 07/23/2025 6:20:39 PM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: TheThirdRuffian
Handy of them to identify themselves so they can be discharged.

Mighty handy. Kind of them to help with the purge and save taxpayers some cash by flushing their careers down the toilet. It should not be hard to identify them. Our military is getting better every day.

83 posted on 07/23/2025 7:16:10 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: BigEdLB
I want to see them on a patrol near the Polar Bear sanctuary. Bears gotta eat!

Only in the winter. Rotate them out to a nice warm spot on the equator in the summer. If they survive five years of that, the rest of their lives in Leavenworth will seem like paradise. I know. I'm too much of a softie.

84 posted on 07/23/2025 7:23:40 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Their complaints are petty whining.


85 posted on 07/23/2025 7:42:10 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Think about it: The Supreme Court is nine lawyers appointed for life by politicians. —David Horowitz)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

GREAT they have now outed themselves let the firings begin!!!


86 posted on 07/23/2025 7:44:20 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell )
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Yeh, someone leak those names so Hegseth can fire them. 😉


87 posted on 07/23/2025 8:10:34 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

They swore to defend the Constitution of the United States.

This action is unconstitutional.


88 posted on 07/23/2025 8:18:26 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: montag813

This is what I found on Chat GPT:

https://chatgpt.com/share/6881e622-cebc-8000-aedb-01cbeefebf1b

To me it’s kinda weird he went to the left, but I guess de-evolving does happen.

According to Chat, he still runs it, but keeps super low profile. It’s all very odd.


89 posted on 07/24/2025 12:58:30 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Another possibility is that the 2 officers in question are already riding a desk until their retirement date. In which case, they are just getting a final word before the door hits them in the hind-parts.


90 posted on 07/24/2025 4:45:03 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy

I think these seditionists need to experience a military tribunal at GITMO.


91 posted on 07/24/2025 5:53:44 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Pete Hegseth doing a good job a group of slackers seeing their empire crumbles Easy street sign removed pain ensues.


92 posted on 07/24/2025 8:02:05 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Colorado Doug
Rotate them out to a nice warm spot on the equator in the summer.

Interesting - - poisonous snakes in our retaken Canal Zone...

Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper)- Native of Panama

93 posted on 07/24/2025 10:25:04 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Schiff to GITMO)
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To: BigEdLB
Oh, how nice. You found them roommates.

Interesting - - poisonous snakes in our retaken Canal Zone...
Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper)- Native of Panama

94 posted on 07/24/2025 1:42:42 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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