Posted on 12/10/2024 8:14:05 AM PST by RoosterRedux
As the decorated veteran’s fight to earn the Senate’s support heats up, 44 veterans who served alongside Hegseth in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan are signing onto a letter of support to back him. Several prominent veterans, including Dan Caldwell and Joseph Wade Miller, have previously pledged their support for Hegseth, but the letter marks the first time a mass group of veterans he himself served with have vouched for his character, including all three of his direct commanders.
“We, the undersigned, served directly with Pete Hegseth in the U.S. military — either in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Afghanistan, or in various units. We come from all ranks and different experiences, but have one core thing in common: we FULLY support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense,” the letter reads.
“His selfless leadership, love of his soldiers, and commitment to the country are unparalleled. And his tireless dedication to those things has never stopped and never wavered. He is the fighter we served with, and the fighter our troops need today,” the letter continues.
After Trump nominated Hegseth, he came under fire for allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking. The newly-surfaced stories include a 2017 investigation into claims he sexually assaulted a woman, but no charges were ever filed. Other outlets have posted stories with anonymous sources claiming that the former Fox News host had abused alcohol. The New York Times then obtained and published a 2018 email sent from Hegseth’s mother to her son in which she alleged he had mistreated and belittled women.
The tide has been turning in Hegseth’s favor in recent days, though. His mother took to Fox News last week to explain that she sent the email in “haste” and hours later had apologized and retracted some of her words.
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A close family member told the Caller that Hegseth has been overwhelmed with the amount of text messages and emails that he’s been getting directly from military personnel saying they are re-enlisting after hearing he would be leading the Defense Department.
ROFL!!!
Sort of removes any doubt as to why there have been recruitment problems lately. Sane people are reluctant to serve in uniform under Gropin' Joe Biden.
Can’t imagine why real soldiers would want to DEFEND a real soldier nominated to run the Department of DEFENSE!)
A cousin graduated HS last year & was considering joining up. He met with a recruiter, took some test(s) etc. The deciding factor was that FJB was CIC & the turn to “woke” etc. by the military. This young man is a conservative & a Christian & the family pitched in to convince him it was not the time to be in the military. With CIC Trump & Hegseth, he may reconsider.
I’d suggest that he(?) be repeatedly kicked in the balls, but I’m not sure he has any.
A young fellow of my acquaintance declined to re-enlist during the second half of the Obama regime for that reason.
This leads to management more interested in playing politics than fulfilling their core responsibilities.
He’s going to get in.
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