r/politics • u/T_Shurt • 19h ago

Possible Paywall Hegseth Announces Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich Will Help Lead Military

https://newrepublic.com/post/216045/pete-hegseth-elon-musk-newt-gingrich-help-lead-military
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u/Blyrone__Blashinton 19h ago

Gingrich recently came out and said republicans would win the midterms in a landslide. Hegseth said he wanted the military to protect elections from “foreign” threats. Musk knew the results of the 2025 elections hours before ANYBODY. They are cooking up a scheme here.

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u/NoAd4056 18h ago

Also Palmer Lucky, the VR headset guy with military contracts.

Are they about to roll out the droids? Does Elon have a secret Tesla robot army that they're about to control remotely through headsets?

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u/diewethje 4h ago

“with military contracts” is understating it. He’s one of the founders of Anduril, a $60B company that makes UAVs, missiles, and surveillance systems.

Palmer Luckey is not a good dude, and he’s probably more dangerous than Elon in this position.