Duckworth Drops All The Truth Bombs On Hegseth

To say that Secy of Defense And Da Fifth of Bourbon Pete Hegseth had a bad day in front of the US Senate on Wednesday would be an understatement, including when Sen. Tammy Duckworth opened the bomb bay doors and let loose her entire payload of truth bombs, making sure each and every one counted:

You are blowing through money like my cadet, fellow cadets and I did in our first Liberty after basic camp. Luckily, I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo. Your failures, Mr. Secretary, since you've taken office has been staggering.

You sent classified operational information over Signal to chest thump in front of your wife, who, by the way, has no security clearance, risking service member lives in the process. You blew the one million, one billion dollar fight against the Houthis, whom, again, as my colleague says, has no Navy, and yet you lost all of those aircraft. You've created such a hostile command environment that no one wants to serve as your chief of staff or work with you and other senior lead DoD leadership roles.

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