Just watched Hegseth give a speech.

[LuckyCharms]

[highplainsdem]

1. And a childish bully angry that he and Trump aren't getting the praise he imagines they deserve.

Apparently would like the media to report only Trump speeches and WH and Pentagon press releases.

[LuckyCharms]

2. We have a family member

who is former military/currently military adjacent.

He's in Bahrain 4-6 times a year.

We don't know what he does over there...he can't say.

We are not sure if he is there now.

There are thousands of Americans currently trapped in the Middle East.

Absolutely zero planning to get those people out of there.

This is so bad...

[Boomerproud]

6. I hope you get answers soon.

You and your family deserve peace of mind.

[LuckyCharms]

16. Bye. n/t

[hlthe2b]

3. He is so pumped up with testosterone (injections, I'd bet) and bullshit faux toughness..

I think a pin prick might make him explode all over the stage. It was a relief to hear from the highly professional (and appropriately deferential to the heroism of lost troops) General after that disgusting dispay.l Uggh. I cannot wait to see KARMA come to that Hegseth moron.

[Klarkashton]

4. Pete you broke it you buy it.

Blister all you want about your war toys but at some point you own the goddamn place.

[The Blue Flower]

5. I only watched a few minutes

He's an idiot and a bully who acts and speaks like his "warfighters" (a term that raises my hackles) are his little toy soldiers to play with. I couldn't keep watching. His disregard for the lives and wellbeing of our troops is palpable, as is true for his boss. Both of them just want to kill people and our troops are their proxies. I also noted Department of War on the logo behind him.

[Cherrycheeks]

10. And...

"Warrior Ethos" and lethality ".

[Raine1967]

7. He's a Temu Maverick

and an asshole. So sick of mediocre White Republicans in charge -- ESPECIALLY, GOP men.

[HeartsCanHope]

8. Thanks, LucyCharms! Needed this one today!

[ChicagoTeamster]

9. That's what Trump wants in his military. He wants assholes like the ICE agents his administration hired.

He picked Gen James Mattis to be his first Secretary of Defense because his nickname was Mas Dog. Trump thought he was going to be running around screaming at people and beating them up.

[Johnny2X2X]

11. The press is a joke

Where was this question? "You just bombed a school for girls and killed 165 children, do you stand by your statement that the US military doesn't follow rules of engagement anymore? And if so, is that why these children are dead right now?""

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. ANY comment about WhiskeyPete should be prefaced with "Former Fox News commentator."

[Ziggy Beans]

18. I prefer the name KegsBreath

[Bev54]

13. I would add to that, an immature asshole. I saw only a bit of that

speech and thought he sounded like a 12 year old. That boy has never matured beyond adolescents.

[twodogsbarking]

14. I couldn't watch. It was on NBC and CBS but not ABC or the gameshow network.

I guess they know that some game shows are so bad that nobody will watch.

[Vinca]

17. Claire McCaskill said he sounded like her 12-year-old grandson describing war.

Richard Stengel commented that if you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.