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Anonymous GOP senators pressure Trump to remove Pete Hegseth

politicsApr 27, 202614320

Several Republican senators are anonymously telling reporters they want President Trump to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing growing frustration with his leadership. Senators criticize Hegseth's management style and recent personnel and policy decisions that they say have weakened trust within the GOP caucus. The pressure puts Trump on the spot over Cabinet stability and could force a personnel choice that affects Republican unity heading into upcoming legislative fights.

Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Unnamed GOP senators connected to JD Vance are losing confidence in Pete Hegseth after ousters of Army Chief of Staff Randy George & Navy Secretary John Phelan. “The hollowing out of incredible leadership at the Pentagon has been a big concern,” said one GOP senator.

2758h ago
Matt Ahmer19

This implies that they had confidence in him in the first place. That would be their biggest mistake.

scienceman007.bsky.social13

I’d love to know why they had confidence in him in the first place.

constantjoy.bsky.social9

The GOP senators are the ones that confirmed Hegseth. Perhaps they should have done a little bit more deliberation before their decision. It didn’t appear like they did much at the time. Common people with common sense thought better.

badPuppy6

Gee. Ya think? Who would have thought that a Nazi weekend talk show host wasn't going to be a competent Secretary of Defense???

Maybenever5

What was their first clue? Fuck them. Every one of them votes to confirm this clown show propaganda host. They shouldn’t act surprised that he’s an incompetent lunatic. They’re no different from him.

The First Millennial4

“Unnamed GOP senators”. Profiles in courage.

masspatriot.bsky.social2

Unnamed? C’mon, grow a pair! (And I mean that whether male or female)

The Real Carolina2

GOP senators are just now losing confidence in Hegseth? So they really are as dumb as they appear on television.

Kat 🕊️💙🦋🇺🇦🌻🌊🟧🟦🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎭💖
@smith83k.bsky.social

On Monday, a trio of Republicans senators — Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama and Eric Schmitt of Missouri — announced legislation to provide $400 million to build a new ballroom on the White House grounds. Good luck with that. 😏 #Pinks www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

134h ago
Northwest Progressive Institute
@nwprogressive.org

It's wavering Republican senators who need to be pressured. Collins, Murkowski, Tillis, etc. They often do Trump's bidding, but with Democrats in the minority for now, it's necessary to find a few R's who will go against the cult leader sometimes. Otherwise, we end up with a bad outcome.

114h ago
Anne Grete (GoogeliArt) 🦋💙PD
@googeliart.bsky.social

GOP senators turn against Pete Hegseth as he shows same 'failing grade' problems as Noem www.rawstory.com/hegseth-job-...

714h ago
Whidbey542

He is really DUMB...STUPID, whatever the correct word is.

Nancy Shelton2

Is this really a surprise to anyone? 🤷‍♀️

David Combest
@decombest.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth Faces GOP Revolt as Senators Warn of 'Hollowing Out' at Pentagon | IBTimes UK www.ibtimes.co.uk/pete-hegseth...

315h ago
Cameron Kuss
@ckuss.bsky.social

BREAKING: Republican senators are anonymously going to the press to pressure Trump to remove Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, as frustration grows over Hegseth’s leadership open.substack.com/pub/emwolf27... Get rid of Little Peter Dry Drunk!

54h ago
Ken
@harforddudebum.bsky.social

GOP senators losing confidence in Hegseth amid turmoil: A growing group of Senate Republicans is losing confidence in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the Defense Department & some GOP lawmakers would like to see him “move on,” though they say it’s President Trump’s call. MSN news

216h ago
Lisa Mikolajczyk ✡️ 🏴‍☠️
@lisamikolajczyk.bsky.social

Several Republican Senators will NOT vote for it like Rand Paul, probably Susan Collins who’s up for reelection, Lisa Murkowski, & probably Mitch McConnell.

14h ago
29 U.S.C. § 157
@organizingpower.bsky.social

Please oh please oh please force vulnerable Republican Senators to take a position on this

14h ago
PhoenixWomanMN
@phoenixwomanmn.bsky.social

And the average American is going to ask "How does this help me pay my bills?" Know how low-info lefties love to accuse Democrats of doing nothing but performative crap like "strongly worded letters?" Unless you have 25 to 30 Republican senators ready to vote for it, that's exactly what this is.

14h ago
Gabby
@gabby0219.bsky.social

It will happen in House. The Senate will not find him guilty unless the Republican Senators help Democrats to throw Trump out of office. Republicans are complicit in allowing Trump to commit crimes.

14h ago
Frontpage
@frontpage.ink

Republican senators propose $400 million in federal funds for a White House ballroom planned by Trump, citing security threats after a dinner shooting.

4h ago
John Navas ⛵🌉
@jnavas.com

GOP Senators Losing Confidence in Pete #Hegseth Amid Pentagon Turmoil @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/sen...

14h ago
EUROPE SAYS
@europesays.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth Faces GOP Revolt as Senators Warn of… https://www.europesays.com/2949255/ Pete Hegseth is facing a quiet but widening revolt among Republicans in Washington, with multiple GOP senators in…

15h ago
3 sources
open.substack.comBREAKING: Republican senators are anonymously going to the press to pressure Trump to remove Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, as frustration grows over Hegseth’s leadershipthehill.com4 GOP senators vote against adding SAVE America Act to budget packagefrontpage.inkRepublicans push to fund Trump's White House ballroom after dinner shooting

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