Pete Hegseth Is a Danger to the World

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Last week, Pete Hegseth argued that the real danger to our military lies in criticism from the press or skepticism about military campaigns. He’s wrong. The real danger to our military is leadership that rewards dishonesty, punishes accountability, and erodes the chain of trust that holds the armed forces together. Pete Hegseth is unqualified. Pete Hegseth is a liar. Pete Hegseth is a national security risk. And he’s found a forever-home on the Enemies List. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.7	This week's enemy's list is Pete Hegeseth because he's a liar, he's a drunk, he's an incompetent, he's an embarrassment, he's a fool. And he wears too much hair product.
0:54.7	I have known seven secretaries of defense in some capacity, either well or someone.
1:01.1	Worked with a couple? Written for a couple more. Met a bunch. Never has there been one like
1:05.4	Pete Higgseth. And I'll tell you why he is on this week's enemies list. He is profoundly unqualified for this job.
1:12.3	That's the fundamental.
1:13.4	Okay, that's the understory of all of it.
1:15.8	We're going to, we're going to rake Pete Hexith over the Coles for all the other behavioral
1:19.3	stuff in a minute.
1:20.2	But he's unqualified for this job.
1:22.2	I'm unqualified for this job.
1:24.0	99% of the people in the world are unqualified for this job. Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are unqualified for this job. To be the Secretary of Defense, you have to be the CEO of a global operation with almost 2.5 million men and
1:33.3	women in the services. About another 700,000 people who are employed in civilian roles. You're in
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