A federal judge blocked the Pentagon's efforts to censure Senator Mark Kelly over a video about illegal orders, ruling it violated his First Amendment rights. Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth's plan for anti-cartel lasers reportedly shut down El Paso airport.
Pete Hegseth is an American television host, author, and former military officer known for his conservative political commentary.
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"Trump Target Considering Presidential Run After Humiliating MAGA Goon He embarrassed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the courts earlier this month"
News Link @thedailybeast 2026-02-17T19:35Z 1.3M followers, 47.1K engagements
"Hegseth sets alarming conditions for AI company's contract The Department of Defense is putting an artificial intelligence companys multimillion-dollar government contract on the chopping block because it doesnt agree with how the company might wield its power. According to multiple reports Anthropic has"
News Link @dailykos 2026-02-17T19:30Z 238.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Hegseth orders Army Secretary to remove Col Butler from public affairs role Fox News Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth orders removal of Army Col. Dave Butler from public affairs role amid growing concerns over military leadership changes"
News Link @FoxNews 2026-02-17T15:00Z 28.2M followers, 43.2K engagements
"Pete Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in new clash - The Washington Post Col. David Butler who had been selected by senior Army leaders for promotion to brigadier general will instead retire officials said"
News Link @washingtonpost 2026-02-17T14:11Z 19.3M followers, 126K engagements
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"2/17 - this is absolutely disgraceful PETE HEGSETH INVITES PASTOR TO PENTAGON WHO BELIEVES BEING GAY SHOULD BE CRIMINALIZED PETE HEGSETH INVITES PASTOR TO PENTAGON WHO BELIEVES BEING GAY SHOULD BE CRIMINALIZED"
TikTok Link @matthewarein 2026-02-18T03:03Z 174.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Fox News reports War Secretary Pete Hegseth directed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Col. Dave Butler as chief of Army public affairs and senior advisor. Jennifer Griffin says no reason was given fueling concern among senior leaders"
X Link @BrandonStraka 2026-02-18T00:22Z 1.1M followers, 50.7K engagements
"Trump and his Dirty Dozen are attempting a takeover. The dozen are Bondi Blanche Vance Lutnick Noem Carr Miller Gabbard Patel RFK jr Hegseth Vought. They will fail bc they are inept emotional cowardly and prone to cannibalize each other. There is zero leadership among them. They can't win but they can and are vandalizing America on their way down. We have to be vigilant and confront every offense they commit. They will lose bc in the end patriots outnumber traitors [--] to [--] and we are on to them. A patriot enabling the release of Jack Smith's classified documents report or the Epstein videos of"
X Link @TomJChicago 2026-02-17T22:32Z 166.4K followers, 20.3K engagements
"This Army Leader Just Challenged Pete Hegseth on Tiktok.oh Boy 📌 SUBSCRIBE for more military commentary breakdowns and real talk: 📌 Watch my Last video: https://youtu.be/YOgNkdWQEzU Professional Inquiries: nickymgtv@gmail.com An active-duty Army E-7 (Camo Talk) just went viral for calling out the new Department of War leadership and Pete Hegseths stance on "dudes in dresses" and DEI. But did he cross the line into insubordination The situation exploded when retired Sergeant Major Bull stepped in to check him sparking a massive online feud involving accusations of racism the "race card" and"
YouTube Link @nickymgtv 2026-02-17T22:00Z 191K followers, 35.2K engagements
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