Posted on 09/12/2025 7:07:25 PM PDT by Morgana
Pete Hegseth is putting military members on notice after a Marine was fired for making shock comments about the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Captain Jacoby Williamson, who has worked in multiple positions with the Marines since 2013, sent out an Instagram snap showing an interview segment Kirk was doing called 'DEI in the cockpit.'
'Another racist man popped,' Williamson captioned the post, adding the emoji of someone raising two beers for a toast.
The post was brought to the attention of the LibsOfTikTok account, who asked: 'Hi @PeteHegseth, can you please fire this lunatic?'
Later, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the firing in a statement to X.
'It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American. The Department of War has zero tolerance for it.'
Hegseth quote-tweeted Parnell's statement and said that he'd be keeping an eye on any further incendiary comments.
'We are tracking all these very closely — and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable,' he wrote.
'We are aware of a social media post that does not align with our core values,' Lt. Col. Joshua Benson, lead spokesman for the Marines, told USA Today.
'The Marine in question has been relieved of his recruiting duties, and the matter is currently under investigation.'
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Not fired (at least not yet) but reassigned. Probably to even easier duty.
Behavior unbecoming of an office is grounds for discharge. Sounds like a perfect example to me.
This is what happens when you give the people unfettered freedom of speech. Our forefathers wrote the constitution for a moral and conservative population. The devil himself has shoved freedom of speech down our own throats. Now what? Idk, im not a professor of government policies that work.
Semper Fafo.
Perhaps he could be assigned as commander of the USMC guard unit at the South Pole, with him being the only Marine in the unit.
Yeah...but. He’ll probably be lucky to make major, and likely won’t get 20 years in service.
Easier, career-ending duty.
Madeline xxx vs the board of education stopped Christian freedom of speech and prayer in school, Larry flynt vs the US put porn in your local grocery store. Etc
He HAS been fired.
” Larry flynt vs the US put porn in your local grocery store. Etc “
Christians banded together after than and got 7-11 and other stores to stop selling them or at least sell them behind the counter. Honestly I’ve not seen them in any drug, grocery, or 7-11 type store in decades. If they are still in stores they are well hidden.
Grok:
Yes, U.S. Marine Corps Captain Jacoby Williamson (likely the intended “Marine Jacoby Williamson”) has been fired from his recruiting duties following a social media post celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
UCMJ rules for the military, even regarding free speech.
Conduct unbecoming of an officer covers much conduct.
Definately
Hopefully, at least, demoted from O-3 to O-1... (or even better yet, E-1).
What happened to decorum and just a bit of humbleness?
One way to dump out the chaff. Thanks for outing yourselves, commies.
Grok:
Yes, U.S. Marine Corps Captain Jacoby Williamson (likely the intended “Marine Jacoby Williamson”) has been fired from his recruiting duties following a social media post celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Indeed. Winnowing effect, human style.
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