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From Daytime TV Host to 'Secretary of War': The Cost of Pete Hegseth's Iran Blunder | It's the Democracy, Stupid

The administration lacks expertise in all things.

Edwin Eisendrath welcomes Margaret M. Donovan, a former United States Army JAG Corps Captain, federal prosecutor, and current Lecturer at Yale Law School.

How well does a former co-host of a daytime TV show lead America through war? Short answer: Not great. Fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters shipped off to fight a war of choice America does not support. The human cost of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s poor leadership is disastrous. He would rather engage in inflammatory statements and culture wars than defend America. Ironically, Hegseth’s attack on DEI, claiming that it undercuts merit, highlights his own lack of merit and experience.


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