Op-Ed: The Pentagon Needs a New Kind of Leader
Ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of Defense this week, I penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner making the case for why Pete is the right man for the job.
I wrote in part, “At the hands of President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the nation has witnessed one foreign policy disaster after the next. The duo’s catastrophic decision-making and military execution has left Americans dead, our military vulnerable, and our adversaries emboldened. To right the ship and steer America back on course, the next defense secretary must be a new kind of leader, one that will restore a foreign policy strategy of deterrence and peace through strength. Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the job and the new kind of leader we need. It comes as no surprise, however, that as the Senate Armed Services Committee prepares for Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, Democrats are deploying their familiar playbook of objections. But their arguments ring hollow given the department’s track record under their watch.”
You can read the op-ed in its entirety here or by clicking the image above.