Who needs merit when you’ve got MAGA loyalty? Call it the GOP’s new version of DEI: Deflect, Excuse, Ignore.

And then there’s the confirmation hearing. Turns out his “experience” includes self-inflicted PR nightmares. It’s almost as if the job qualifications were “Can you defend Trump on TV?” and “Are you good at causing a stir?”

Compared to past Secretaries of Defense—like Robert Gates, who served eight presidents, or Jim Mattis, a four-star general nicknamed “Mad Dog”—Hegseth’s main credentials seem to be hosting Fox News segments and dodging ethics controversies.

based on this accusation.It’s an open invitation for abuse. it is also completely unnecessary because under federal law. it is already a crime to provide material support to terrorist organisations.