November’s midterm elections are right around the corner, and Republicans are slated to have their asses handed to them in both branches of Congress as the Democratic Party maintains a significant lead over the GOP.
Now, Democrats are making it perfectly clear that Pentagon Pete will be one of the first in their sights if/when they regain power.
New York Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan told POLITICO in no uncertain terms: “Hegseth and crew better buckle up and lawyer up because we are coming at them full on.”
Promising “incredibly aggressive oversight,” Ryan promised to finally bring the Trump-Era Secretary of Defense to heel "because this is by far the most corrupt and least transparent Pentagon, I think, we’ve ever had.”
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What are you talking about, he openly tried to bribe everyone… He’s been acting straight up DESPERATE to win the mid-terms, he isn’t acting like they don’t matter at all.
Actually it’s plan A vs paln B - try carrot first as it will provide better story for legitimacy but if all else fails there will be action. Jan 6 is still fresh in memory. Dude does not like to lose and will use “scorched earth” approach when cornered.
That’s the nice proposition. When the bribery doesn’t work, the ICE goons will swarm the streets.