He doesn't have the acumen or organizational skill to know when and how to kick up dust in front of a bad story let alone run the Pentagon. - ThreadSky

joshtpm.bsky.social • 67 days ago

He doesn't have the acumen or organizational skill to know when and how to kick up dust in front of a bad story let alone run the Pentagon.

Reposted from Nicholas Thompson

Hegseth is literally denying a story that the NSC has already confirmed and in which receipts were printed verbatim.

Remember this the next time he impugns another journalist.

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beckya.bsky.social•67 days ago

In addition to the concerns about his drinking and bullying (which should be disqualifying by themselves), he’s just incredibly in over his head, completely unqualified for a very important, complex and challenging job

centristsisyphus.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hegseth knows he only needs to selectively feed his information system and it will protect him. He has no interest in providing facts to the NYTs and NPRs — that’s not his world.

Foxworld has his back. Always.

bobsalpha1.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hegseth is grossly unqualified and completely incompetent, and the only thing he seems good at is publicly confirming that for everyone.

meanwhileramble.bsky.social•67 days ago

Just falls back to the old Fox News hits, a strategy that doesn’t work in a real world leadership position. He isn’t, and never was, qualified for this critically important job.

hoboabobo8d8.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hawley is trying to run interference, but the horse is outta the barn now.

cogenteur.bsky.social•67 days ago

Back when America was a real country, any real SecDef had multiple aides who could spin out multiple cover stories, deflections & diversions at a moment's notice.

bethmorgan.bsky.social•67 days ago

And they had to have known about all this way in advance, as he asked them for comments for his story? Yet this was the best response they could come up with. Amaze.

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•67 days ago

This is his MO when caught. Like a six year old. https://newrepublic.com/post/189208/donald-trump-defense-pete-hegseth-women-combat

larryleclair.bsky.social•67 days ago

You know what they say, "Hire a weekend chat show host, get a...whatever in fuck this is."

pocono.bsky.social•67 days ago

He looked drunk

genejockey57.bsky.social•67 days ago

I'm waiting for "New phone! Houthis?"

newton-meter.bsky.social•67 days ago

He’s just “not thinking clearly” right now, if you know what I mean.

johndavismalloy.bsky.social•67 days ago

Maybe just as well, since however he might skillfully kick up dust could be very bad indeed.

ss07021.bsky.social•67 days ago

Also, too much bad throw back to the Brady Bunch with a Russian autocratic twist.

dickiddaveson.bsky.social•67 days ago

He thinks enough people will believe his blurted, staggering denials if he enunciates them clearly and handsomely enough on TV, though the three or four day-drinking shots he had on the plane ride.

He may be right. 😕

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