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/serger989 Canada 19h ago

Newt is basically THE Congressional architect for turning the Republican party into what it is today. He is quite literally Evil. This is an extremely dangerous direction for them to be taking by giving both Newt and Elon more power and within the military on top of it.

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u/CoffeeKing75 13h ago

Newt Gingrich.. honestly his name makes me more nervous then musks in this announcement. I remember he had a weird obsession with the Canadian Reform party in the 90s. Wanted the republican party to allign closer with them. Called Preston Manning "his ideological soulmate"

Fuck this timeline is exhausting to to keep up with...