The news was met with bewilderment and wide-eyed worry among many in Washington, as Trump passed on a number of established national security heavy-hitters.

President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military.

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  • LustyArgonian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    This is how we are checkmated into civil war OR Putin takeover.

    Either we let Trump/Elon stay in office and Putin takes over that way. Before Jan 20, they will all be releasing increasingly inflammatory information to incite a civil war. If we don’t go to war, Putin will finish taking us over and will have access to our resources and military. With that he will literally take over the world.