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/polarparadoxical 19h ago

...stupidest thing, so far.

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u/Even_Trifle9341 19h ago

Eh, it’s the 30th so we can have a bit of optimism.

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u/grumpyoldbolos 19h ago

Its Oct 1 in Australia, pls let this be the dumbest thing I hear all month🙏

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u/Thevshi 19h ago

Sorry dude, I'm 99.9% sure you're going to be disappointed. We have elections coming the first Tuesday of November and there are A LOT of desperate Republicans out there.

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u/aerkith 12h ago

Ah yeh. This next month is gonna be a shitshow.

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u/Thevshi 11h ago

I'm sorry, but I think shitshow is a complete and total understatement

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u/Enlightened_Gardener 10h ago

I am SO glad to be on the other side of the planet for the midterms.