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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(126,614 posts)
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:37 PM Wednesday

Pete Kegbreath wants out of the Pentagon and is planning to run for office, report says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering stepping down from his Pentagon duties to pursue political office in his adopted home state, according to a new report.

Weeks before condemning the Pentagon’s internal Signalgate review as a “sham” on Tuesday, the defense secretary reportedly began discussing a potential 2026 gubernatorial run in Tennessee, sources told NBC News.

According to Defense Department rules that prevent civilian employees from seeking political office, Hegseth would need to resign his post to launch a campaign.

If Hegseth were to follow through, it would mark the biggest shake-up in Pentagon leadership since the Trump administration ousted Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown in February.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pete-hegseth-wants-pentagon-planning-103437007.html

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Pete Kegbreath wants out of the Pentagon and is planning to run for office, report says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday OP
Leave your Pentagon post and then leave the country. milestogo Wednesday #1
A failure of leadership BOSSHOG Wednesday #2
Chaos in the Pentagon would be a perfect opportunity for bad actors. This whole administration is unstable Deuxcents Wednesday #3
anyone else think he's being advised to "look elsewhere"? Skittles Wednesday #4
New fields of failure for Hogsbreath! marble falls Wednesday #5

BOSSHOG

(43,454 posts)
2. A failure of leadership
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:47 PM
Wednesday

lil pete can’t handle the heat. SECDEF is a real by god job with real by god responsibilities requiring expertise, tact, leadership and management skills. Lil Pete has none. Just a strong desire for the next drink. Have a senior NCO of any branch have a drinking problem. Action efforts?

Hegseth is a loser perfectly fit to be Governor of Tennessee.

Deuxcents

(23,289 posts)
3. Chaos in the Pentagon would be a perfect opportunity for bad actors. This whole administration is unstable
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:06 PM
Wednesday
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