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

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CHAIT: "It's a great question. He claims the military has been eviscerated because of its focus on DEI and allowing women into combat roles, but it seems to be that one of Trump’s first steps of kicking transgender members of the military out, of disparaging or even taking women out of combat roles is going to reduce the combat capability of the military. And I further argue that there is a kind of irony here, which is that Hegseth attacks the DEI policies in the military for promoting unqualified or what he believes are unqualified minorities into leadership roles in the military, but he is the least qualified defense secretary in history. He has none of the bureaucratic experience that anyone has ever brought into this role before. So, you know, his views on merit seem to be pretty inconsistent with his own promotions."