The Atlantic’s Chait: Pete Hegseth Is the Least Qualified Defense Secretary Pick in History

PAGE But tell me ░░░░░░░░ you think Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ Senate are going to ░░░░░░░░ with this Will they ░░░░░░░░ a fuller background investigation ░░░░░░░░ someone like Joni Ernst ░░░░░░░░ a combat veteran stand ░░░░░░░░ What do we think ░░░░░░░░ McConnell will do now ░░░░░░░░ he will be freed ░░░░░░░░ the responsibilities of leadership ░░░░░░░░ do you see happening ░░░░░░░░ the Senate CHAIT That ░░░░░░░░ a really good question ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth is much more ░░░░░░░░ line with the traditional ░░░░░░░░ establishment than someone like ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz who just had ░░░░░░░░ many enemies within the ░░░░░░░░ Party that they personally ░░░░░░░░ him and also distrusted ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth used to be ░░░░░░░░ more mainline neoconservative Republican ░░░░░░░░ but interestingly he sort ░░░░░░░░ changed his views at ░░░░░░░░ same time Trump was ░░░░░░░░ his views Hegseth went ░░░░░░░░ someone who was attacking ░░░░░░░░ for betraying the country ░░░░░░░░ Iraq to someone who ░░░░░░░░ Trump s belief that ░░░░░░░░ Iraq war had been ░░░░░░░░ mistake but he just ░░░░░░░░ even more intensely partisan ░░░░░░░░ his thinking and has ░░░░░░░░ on to this belief ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are a ░░░░░░░░ to America and have ░░░░░░░░ be suppressed I think ░░░░░░░░ view really comes through ░░░░░░░░ if you pay close ░░░░░░░░ to what he has ░░░░░░░░ in his past three ░░░░░░░░ which is what I ░░░░░░░░ to ground myself in ░░░░░░░░ article Daniels Hey Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ much concern is there ░░░░░░░░ of in the national ░░░░░░░░ defense establishment about Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ views in you know ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan the folks that ░░░░░░░░ around for the Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ out changing the you ░░░░░░░░ importance of DEI all ░░░░░░░░ those kind of things ░░░░░░░░ he talked about Do ░░░░░░░░ actually believe he is ░░░░░░░░ to do them or ░░░░░░░░ it possible that you ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ t ever controlled or ░░░░░░░░ in charge of an ░░░░░░░░ this big that will ░░░░░░░░ up a lot of ░░░░░░░░ time or are they ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ do the things he ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ CHAIT It s a ░░░░░░░░ question He claims the ░░░░░░░░ has been eviscerated because ░░░░░░░░ its focus on DEI ░░░░░░░░ allowing women into combat ░░░░░░░░ but it seems to ░░░░░░░░ that one of Trump ░░░░░░░░ first steps of kicking ░░░░░░░░ members of the military ░░░░░░░░ of disparaging or even ░░░░░░░░ women out of combat ░░░░░░░░ is going to reduce ░░░░░░░░ combat capability of the ░░░░░░░░ And I further argue ░░░░░░░░ there is a kind ░░░░░░░░ irony here which is ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth attacks the DEI ░░░░░░░░ in the military for ░░░░░░░░ unqualified or what he ░░░░░░░░ are unqualified minorities into ░░░░░░░░ roles in the military ░░░░░░░░ he is the least ░░░░░░░░ defense secretary in history ░░░░░░░░ has None of the ░░░░░░░░ experience that anyone has ░░░░░░░░ brought into this role ░░░░░░░░ So you know his ░░░░░░░░ on merit seem to ░░░░░░░░ pretty inconsistent with his ░░░░░░░░ promotions.”