Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth absolutely nuked a reporter for asking a stupid question during a meeting at the Pentagon with Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman.
A reporter was totally out of line when he asked Secretary Hegseth about his decision to select an “underqualified retired lieutenant general” to replace Charles Brown as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles “CQ” Brown, on Friday and announced his replacement.
Trump nominated Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social:
I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.
Today, I am honored to announce that I am nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Caine is an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a “warfighter” with significant interagency and special operations experience.
During my first term, Razin was instrumental in the complete annihilation of the ISIS caliphate. It was done in record setting time, a matter of weeks. Many so-called military “geniuses” said it would take years to defeat ISIS. General Caine, on the other hand, said it could be done quickly, and he delivered.
Despite being highly qualified and respected to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the previous administration, General Caine was passed over for promotion by Sleepy Joe Biden. But not anymore! Alongside Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Caine and our military will restore peace through strength, put America First, and rebuild our military. Finally, I have also directed Secretary Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high level positions, which will be announced soon. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
On Monday, Secretary Hegseth put a nasty reporter in his place for asking a stupid question in front of the Saudi delegation.
“Why did you select an underqualified retired lieutenant general to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?” a reporter asked Pete Hegseth.
Secretary Hegseth hit him back with a perfect response.
“I’m going to choose to reject your unqualified question. Who’s next?” Pete Hegseth said.
WATCH:
PETE HEGSETH NUKES REPORTER
REPORTER: “Why did you select an underqualified retired lieutenant general to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?”
SECDEF HEGSETH: “I’m going to choose to reject your unqualified question. Who’s next?” pic.twitter.com/5LKVmh57bf
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 24, 2025
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