DAVID BOSSIE: The Senate Should Confirm Pete Hegseth Without Delay
At a time when the American people voted for fundamental change and reforming the federal government at every department and agency large and small, Pete Hegseth is an outstanding choice to lead the Department of…
At a time when the American people voted for fundamental change and reforming the federal government at every department and agency large and small, Pete Hegseth is an outstanding choice to lead the Department of Defense.
Getting the Pentagon refocused on war fighting and back on track is a top priority for the American people and Hegseth is well-qualified to lead that important mission.
Above all, Hegseth believes that the Department of Defense exists to keep the American people safe by training and equipping our miliary to win wars. Under the incompetent leadership of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, we have seen a Pentagon wandering dangerously off course, distracted by woke cancel culture and left-wing extremists.
In true form, Biden, the entrenched career Washington politician chose Lloyd Austin, a board member at a powerful defense contractor to lead an agency with a nearly $850 billion budget. This sent the wrong signal to the American people who yearn for transparency, fiscal responsibility and reform at a department infamous for its waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars. Make no mistake, Hegseth has an outsider’s mentality and will prioritize innovation and streamlining the breathtakingly bloated Pentagon bureaucracy. President-elect Donald Trump, the no-nonsense businessman, will demand results, and Hegseth will get the job done because he is not beholden to Washington special interests. Truth be known, this is part of the reason Hegseth finds himself under attack by the biased mainstream media.
During Biden’s single term in office, Secretary Austin rubbed elbows with insiders and powerbrokers while Hegseth called them out on national television and demanded a change in leadership and direction. This is no time for another product of the failed D.C. establishment and defender of the broken status quo at the Department of Defense. The American people deserve a leader like Hegseth who will work hand in glove with Department of Government Efficiency (