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/supercyberlurker 19h ago

The military partnering directly with the richest man in the world.  It’s the setup for a thousand movies warning why not to do this.

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u/exodusofficer 19h ago

You didn't even mention that he's a foreign national and a drug addict. I'm not sure any movies ever predicted something so stupid. Even in Idiocracy, the military leaders were Americans.

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u/cooldash Canada 19h ago

Pete is a white nationalist and an alcoholic. What is it with these people?

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u/feint_of_heart 17h ago

Pete is a white nationalist and an alcoholic.

I feel like you're doing him a disservice here. He's a white nationalist, alcoholic coke-head.

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u/Average650 8h ago

Do you have a source? That would be handy.