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Poll: Should Pete Hegseth resign as U.S. defense secretary? (Original Post) UpInArms Dec 2025 OP
Please DU this poll LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2025 #1
No, he should be fired.. thomski64 Dec 2025 #2
He should be returned to active duty... MiHale Dec 2025 #3
Handcuffs would be the best. Scruffy1 Dec 2025 #4

thomski64

(963 posts)
2. No, he should be fired..
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:52 AM
Dec 2025

He should have been soundly rejected by the Senate. But to resign would indicate some grasp reality and at least, a vestigal moral compass, for which there's no evidence..

MiHale

(13,175 posts)
3. He should be returned to active duty...
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:23 PM
Dec 2025

Then court-martial his ass. The irony alone would be worth the effort.

Scruffy1

(3,544 posts)
4. Handcuffs would be the best.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:22 AM
Dec 2025

Washington has a long history that if you leave you got away with it. A lot of this is because once your gone congress has no power over you. Personally I would prefer a perp walk.

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