Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has exhausted Pentagon and taxpayer resources to investigate nearly 300 of his own employees to find anyone who doesn’t align with President Donald Trump.
According to the Washington Post, service members, civilians, and contractors have received disciplinary action for negative remarks against right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed last month.
The move highlights an increasingly partisan Pentagon, despite government workers—including the military—swearing loyalty to the Constitution over any president.
Hegseth’s witch hunt is on brand with the rest of the administration's call to weed out anyone who has been critical of Kirk. Even Vice President JD Vance called for civilians to snitch on critics of Kirk. And Attorney General Pam Bondi h