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First House Republican calls for Pete Hegseth's ouster

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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday became the first Republican member of Congress to openly indicate support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's removal from office.

Why it matters: Hegseth is under fire for a series of scandals including the departures of several of his top officials at the Pentagon and new reporting about his use of Signal to discuss sensitive information.

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There are already articles out about the administration wanting to get rid of him. This isn't bravery and shouldn't be lauded as such. This is some toady seeing what's going on and being like "That's right, boss! Great idea, boss!"

This asshole was confirmed by Congress not long ago. He was a fucking fool from the get go, yet got confirmed. They can complain all they want, it's their fault!

Why are People UPSET? All he did was Share TOP SECRET MILITARY INTELLIGENCE with Unvetted and Undisclosed Private Citizens on a NONSECURE App! Who cares? It's not like he used a PRIVATE BUT VETTED EMAIL SERVER!

If a Democrat did this we'd be demanding a scalp. I don't like hypocrisy. We should be Americans first when it comes to security," he added.
- Anyone who still has an R next to their name is a fascist.
- Convenient timing when Hegseth is already on his way out the door you fucking bitch.
- The same could be said about a million other things, but this is where he draws the line?

Why it matters:
It doesn't matter. Doc Bacon is not representative of Republicans. He is from a split district that voted for Biden and Harris by about 5 points each.

The writing is already on the wall for Hegseth. Is he trying to pretend he deserves some credit for being a maverick?

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