Posted on 11/09/2024 4:55:14 AM PST by RoosterRedux
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., is being considered to serve as secretary of defense in a second Trump administration.
A source familiar with discussions told Fox News Digital Rogers has been contacted by the Trump transition team.
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Rogers was re-elected to a third term Tuesday after running unopposed.
Another potential candidate for defense secretary is Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., a retired Green Beret. In addition to serving in the military before joining Congress, Waltz was an adviser to defense secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld and spent time in the private sector as CEO of defense contractor Metis Solutions.
He sits on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, in addition to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Maybe not a good idea to be appointing a Congressman when the Republicans may have only a two seat majority.
Who is going to replace these people in Congress? The congressional races are not all done counting votes and our lead in the House isn’t that much at the moment.
I think the Dept. of Witty Insults should be headed up by Louisiana Senator John Kennedy..... :)
Tulsi Gabbard should be the Secretary of Defense. Unfortunately, she probably doesn’t stand a chance of being confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
You are 100% correct. He is swamp.
But I do applaud feeding this information to the press. To reduce the inclination towards assassination, present an appearance of having been co-opted by Washington. Present the appearance that swamp will be placed into these positions.
Let the clock tick towards January 20th, undercutting the inclination to stop him with violence.
BTW, here's what ChatGPT says about Alabama's defense and aerospace industry (many if not all of which contribute to Rogers):
Alabama hosts a significant number of major defense companies, particularly concentrated in Huntsville, which is a hub for aerospace and defense industries. Notable companies operating in the state include:
- Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin has a substantial presence in Alabama. The company has been awarded significant contracts, such as a $4.1 billion deal from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to develop and upgrade the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system. This work is being conducted at facilities in Huntsville and Courtland. REUTERS
- Northrop Grumman: This aerospace and defense technology company has expanded its space technology capabilities in Huntsville, supporting key missile defense customers, including the U.S. Air Force, NASA, U.S. Space Force, and intelligence communities. NORTHROP GRUMMAN NEWS
- Boeing: As one of the nation's leading defense contractors, Boeing employs approximately 2,650 people in Huntsville. The company works with numerous suppliers and vendors in Alabama, with annual expenditures exceeding $500 million. BUSINESS ALABAMA
- L3Harris Technologies: Through its subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne, L3Harris has significantly increased its production of rocket motors used in systems like the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), responding to global demand. The company has invested in its facilities and supplier network in Alabama to boost productivity. REUTERS
- Dynetics: Headquartered in Huntsville, Dynetics provides engineering, scientific, and IT solutions to national security, cybersecurity, space, and critical infrastructure sectors. WIKIPEDIA
- Torch Technologies: An employee-owned business based in Huntsville, Torch Technologies offers services in engineering, applied science, modeling and simulation, and information technology, primarily serving the Department of Defense. WIKIPEDIA
- DESE Research: Also located in Huntsville, DESE Research is a veteran-owned small business conducting theoretical and analytical research services in defense, energy, space, and environmental fields. WIKIPEDIA
- DeciBel Research: This company specializes in advancements in radar systems and sensor technologies, supporting U.S. Army and Missile Defense Agency customers.
He actually is former Congressman. Stepped down in 2015 if I remember correctly.
Sorry Roger’s, we need every Congressman we have.
Oops. Sorry. My reply was about Roger’s. II didn’t see they talked about current Congressman in the article.
NO!
Collins Aerospace (Raytheon)
No, NO, and No!
Ha! Thanks for the early morning chuckle... and YES!
No DEI hires.Anyone in the Military who does not support its effectiveness and purpose must be removed from service in the Military.One mission, viz. national defense (NOT diversity, equity, and inclusiveness--or anything else)
An end to moral crushing practices, such as drag queen events, the flaunting of homosexuality, and the lowering of standards to accommodate those who cannot rise to them.
Recognition that warfare, thus national defense, is fundamentally the duty of men and that the Military is absolutely NOT to be feminized.
Me too!
This has got to be a fantasy dream of the deep state and their counterparts in the media (who don't know they are dead yet).
He is one more colossal swamp rat and owned by the MIC! A real war-monger who has never met a war he didn't just love.
The only other pick that would be worse is big Vickie Nueland -- but not by much.
iirc he was the one who tipped Trump off he was being spied on...
Looks that we to me as well.
My money is on Chris Miller.
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