If only the Senate had a say in who gets to lead executive branch departments. - ThreadSky

anthonymkreis.bsky.social • 10 days ago

If only the Senate had a say in who gets to lead executive branch departments.

BREAKING FROM MUNICH — Hegseth made a “rookie mistake” when he said a return to Ukraine’s pre-war borders was “unrealistic,” Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker said Friday www.politico.eu/article/sena... #MSCpolitico #MSC2025

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jorgejones2024.bsky.social•10 days ago

paul-franz.com•9 days ago

GOP Senator who not only voted yes, but helped salvage his nom, is now shocked, *shocked*, that Hegseth's utter lack of qualification results in blatant mistakes and miscues.

demonwithglasshand.bsky.social•10 days ago

kaizhen.bsky.social•9 days ago

It was not a rookie mistake. Hegseth was directed to publicly state that return to 2014 borders was unrealistic, probably was the deal made with putin to return Marc Fogal. That guy wasn't free.

ruthannd.bsky.social•10 days ago

You effing voted to confirm him. Were you sleeping???

clairejune.bsky.social•9 days ago

Unfrozen paleocon Senator: “Your populism baffles me. Your flagrant conflicts of interest pain me. But if there’s one thing I know, it is that the Russians are bad, aggressive people and must be contained.”

traceyryniec.bsky.social•9 days ago

Lol.

shorelined.bsky.social•9 days ago

Correct response. We’d also accept “🤡🤡”.

darkangelcryo.bsky.social•9 days ago

Just to hammer the point further, this is the guy who didn’t let the committee do a second round of questioning before the vote.

isosolies.bsky.social•9 days ago

Its a rookie mistake if you wanted to establish a good bargaining position for Ukraine. Its not if you just dont care.

incompetusrex.bsky.social•9 days ago

Why is the government filled with incompetent boobs?

- Man that voted for all the incompetent boobs

bruinspatssox.bsky.social•10 days ago

If only the Senate had been told repeatedly this man had no experience whatsoever

dianenyc.bsky.social•10 days ago

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯. Not like they weren’t warned.

jmchao.bsky.social•10 days ago

To be fair, it's hard to do your job while fighting off DTs.

diacoustic.bsky.social•9 days ago

Honestly had to contemplate if Delirious tremors or Donald Trump was the problem assailing him in this scenario.

jmchao.bsky.social•9 days ago

defpac.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah, who could have expected that.

dungeoncrawler13.bsky.social•10 days ago

Like maybe not confirm a rookie and get a…..veteran?

kalonastars.bsky.social•9 days ago

Because most of them are rookies and diletants...

stephanieshultz.bsky.social•10 days ago

I know, right?

s-isabelle.bsky.social•10 days ago

If only Trump had telegraphed that he was going to support this type of thinking during his previous presidency and during his campaign. Who knew? (Heavy sarcasm for those that can't "hear" it)

marybschneider.bsky.social•10 days ago

Probably shouldn’t put a rookie in charge of defense.
Live and learn.

shorelined.bsky.social•9 days ago

Pretty sure if any org chart on earth has the placement of “rookies” clearly indicated in the hierarchy it’s the US Army. 😂

laoc.bsky.social•10 days ago

I just have zero empathy for these “shocked and disturbed” GOPers. Zero.

csiden.bsky.social•10 days ago

Then maybe they shouldn’t have approved a rookie. It was allegiance to Trump over integrity.

gir-bot.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's a nice way of saying he's an idiot and we have the most unqualified SECDEF in the history of our nation spouting off about shit he doesn't understand.

stateofthecity.bsky.social•10 days ago

"Of course, our decision to confirm a rookie to run one of the world's largest organizations - that had nothing to do with it."

ncst8pe.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah, clearly Putin won't allow it

agadorsparticus.bsky.social•9 days ago

Hegseth wasn’t picked for his brains.

tempura13.bsky.social•10 days ago

Damn rookies shouldn’t be defense ministers.

drgeophysics.bsky.social•10 days ago

His party has spoken. +his life wasted.

marriecarrie.bsky.social•9 days ago

Well, when you’re on RU’s payroll, you tow the company line, n'est-ce pas?

aiko1316.bsky.social•9 days ago

“Puzzled and confused”… WTF mafaka. You voted and confirmed Hegshit. You know he is just a representative for Trump and Trump will hand over Ukraine to Putin as partial payment for helping him (via Elon) to win the White House and avoid jail time. Dafuq man.

kads12.bsky.social•10 days ago

Buyers remorse hitting pretty quickly!

stickywicket58.bsky.social•9 days ago

National guard O4. 🤦🏽‍♀️

refrmdemocracy.bsky.social•9 days ago

He's just a 40-year old child, Anthony. Cut the kid a break.

jaybookman.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's why you don't put a disgraced National Guard major in that job in the first place.

lmc514.bsky.social•9 days ago

Sit down, Wicker. You're an enabler of all this shit. Your career is over. Shut up! Either stand up and against this, or retire!

karriw.bsky.social•10 days ago

It’s almost like they don’t understand how anything works. Another big thing they don’t understand is every single one of these clowns will get primaried no matter what they do.

wfulford.bsky.social•9 days ago

Boom!

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