***Breaking*** The White House has begun the process for looking for a new Secretary of Defense

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Per NPR

[Jim__]

1. A very good idea! Surprising coming from that White House.

[cilla4progress]

2. Hmmm...someone there must have their correct finger

to the wind.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. NPR: The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense

NPR - The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense

April 21, 2025
1:22 PM ET
Tom Bowman

The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

NPR has reached out to the White House for comment.

This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. NPR has also confirmed with the same official that Hegseth shared details ahead of last month's Yemen strikes with his wife and brother in a Signal chat on his personal phone, minutes after being updated by a senior U.S. military official. The news of the second Signal group chat about the mission was first reported by The New York Times.

In March, Hegseth shared details about action against Houthi targets in Yemen in a Signal chat with top White House officials that accidentally included a journalist.

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[RustyWheels]

4. Someone QUALIFIED This Time...

PLEASE !!

[Ocelot II]

7. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Being qualified is disqualifying.

[Attilatheblond]

63. true dat. Maybe we could try for Sober this time?

[Maeve]

34. As if!

On the bright side, lot of military types are going "please, please, please!" right along with you!

[madinmaryland]

48. Coke Junior.

[modrepub]

57. What sane Person

Would work for Trump?!?

[Swede]

65. Doctor Phil ain't doing nothing.

Just sayin'

[EdmondDantes_]

68. As a special government employee, Musk has a limited time left at Doge

Plus with how much he loves government contracts, he'd love to be able to mooch more military funding

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

67. A qualified ass kisser?

[markodochartaigh]

5. Did they say which bars they were scouting?

n/t

[Ocelot II]

6. Starting with Fox News hosts, no doubt.

And I think Steve Bannon and Roger Stone are still unemployed. What about Mike Flynn; he has military experience. Whoever they come up with will be at least as bad as Hogsbreath, though maybe in a different way.

[Pinback]

50. Flynn is a good guess.

Would be the perfect fit for Comrade Bonespurs and his band of merry traitors.

[underpants]

8. Didn't Trump just say he was backing Kegsbreath?

Baghdad Barbie was on Fox saying he had the full WH support.

[yardwork]

10. Kegsbreath!

[2naSalit]

22. That translates to...

He's already halfway out the door, just a matter of days now.

So, how many Scaramucci's would that be?

[underpants]

24. 7 as of yesterday

Sworn in January 25th. Today is day 90 of the Clustertrump so 85/12=7 Scaramucci’s + 1 day

[2naSalit]

73. Thank you!

[brush]

64. Heehee. 7 Scaramuccis. Not bad for a FOX weekend anchor.

Look for TSF to appoint a full-time anchor now.

[NoSheep]

61. Nice!

[Chasstev365]

9. Watch Them Name Michael Flynn As a Bigger Fuck You Than Hegseth

Yes, Trump is that vengeful. Worse yet, watch Republicans woukd confirm Flynn.

[yardwork]

12. It will be him or someone as bad as him.

[maveric]

32. Or Curtis Sliwa.

Any more available deplorables?

[kimbutgar]

37. I was just I wold not be shocked if he nominates the known insurrectionist

And the repuke senators will be threatened if they don’t confirm him.

[IcyPeas]

11. He can return to Fox weekends and resume drinking.

[yardwork]

13. Probably prefers that.

This job wasn't as advertised. Too much controversy. Too many long hours. He's expected to show up for breakfast meetings - sober! Not worth it.

[3catwoman3]

58. "...and resume drinking."

Unikely he ever stopped.

[IzzaNuDay]

14. No more DUI hires. Someone with extensive military experience

But knowing the felon, he’ll find someone else from Faux news or wrestling…

[SSJVegeta]

15. DEI hires are better than DUI hires

[AnotherMother4Peace]

35. DUI hire - too funny. nt

[Traildogbob]

16. Beware

Musk is looking hard for some steady income.
But more terrifying is Eric Prince. But he would need Patrick Holmes level pay.
Anybody that will follow Putin’s demands will be priority.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

17. Could be they're looking at Erik Prince of Blackwater or Flynn - more polished criminals.

[dalton99a]

23. +1

[exboyfil]

27. Yes

Still don't know how he ended with this clown. Egg on the face of every Senator who voted for him.

[lame54]

31. Rubio was installed unanimously...

Because he was the sane one

The first thing he did was call El Salvador

[Ping Tung]

18. Is Chatter the Talking Parrot available?

[Mountainguy]

19. If so....

That means the regular political rules still apply.

[2naSalit]

20. How many Scaramuccis is that?

[lastlib]

54. IDK, but he--just barely---

outlasted the head of lettuce.......

I was gonna ask the same question. 2naSalit.

[ismnotwasm]

21. Jesus. What an utter shit show

[UTUSN]

25. Can they bump it down so to look for a new president?!

[emulatorloo]

26. Probably scouring the 'Fox News On-Air Personalities' webpage as we speak.

[JBTaurus83]

28. Sounds like a job

for Kid Rock or Kanye.

[Ponietz]

29. Poot Hogsbreath is an imbecile

[milestogo]

30. I'm confident he will find someone even worse.

[bucolic_frolic]

33. I think a lot of replacement parts will be needed.

[dchill]

36. What exactly does "begun the process" mean?

Did they send a vulnerable looking woman out to troll DC bars? Did they circulate an application form among the weekend shows on Fazi News?

[Scrivener7]

38. I hear Pat Sajak is on the short list.

[FadedMullet]

46. Well, his RWNJ credentials are good, but relatively modest by today's standards.

[Prairie Gates]

53. He is a Vietnam veteran (replaced Adrian Cronauer at Armed Forced Radio Vietnam)

To be fair.

[sinkingfeeling]

39. BBC in Europe is running that TSF is backing his DOD secretary even after report of 2nd. Signal chat.

[newdeal2]

42. He will until he doesn't

That time could come sooner than he’s publicly stating.

[SheltieLover]

52. Interesting!

[johnnyfins]

40. Ted Nugent

[Buns_of_Fire]

60. Yeah, he's still over there in the corner, frantically waving.

Ever since that proposed "Department of Patriotic Culture" thing didn't work out, he's been like a fish without a bicycle.

[Bettie]

41. They are going to have to look pretty hard

to find a worse one....so, I'm betting they are turning over all sorts of rocks to find the next one.

[Mz Pip]

43. Maybe Greg Guttfield?

Why not? He’s as qualified as Hegseth is?

[twodogsbarking]

44. Secretary of Offense in reality.

[LR3]

45. Kristi Noem

She already has all the required costumes

[PortTack]

47. I hear Rudy needs money...the pillow guy too! Questionable qualifications? NAH

[AntiFascist]

49. He should never have been confirmed...

Can they get rid of Ka$h Patel next?

[xuplate]

51. Experience necessary

I hear Andrei Belousov is looking for a work from home side gig.

[bif]

55. Go ahead. Pick someone even less qualified this time.

If that's even possible.

[Sneederbunk]

56. Well Fox has quite a stable.

[Celerity]

78. General Winebox could replace Kegsbreath

ANTI-HEROS - Alcoholics Are Anonymous

[Hassler]

59. How many Scaramuccis will Kegbreath claim

Before he gets to spend more time with his barstool?

[Jacson6]

62. Who would Trump pick to replace him?

Some other incompetent Jerk?

[Pacifist Patriot]

66. Think of the MOST unqualified candidate possible....

and it will be someone less qualified.

[Demovictory9]

72. Florida Gov was a candidate

[haele]

74. Oof. Forgot him. Ya, he's a potential.

There's also Dan Crenshaw.

But he's more likely to be asked to pick someone from the MIC that can at least manage his way out of a paper bag.
I don't think Flynn can make it through the Senate. He's got too much direct involvement with Putin and as a foreign lobbyist to be approved. There's an old fart Christianist General who pretends to be a military expert on Newsmax, maybe he's on the short list

[Orrex]

69. No doubt they have a concept of a process

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

70. Why would NPR report this knowing this White House

The article is probably true, but now that it is out there the White House will double down, keep Hegseth, and call this fake news. I really hate the media!!!

[Abolishinist]

81. My initial thought as well. They've already called this fake news...

“This ⁦@NPR⁩ story is total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about. As the President said this morning, he stands strongly behind ⁦@SecDef⁩,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social platform X.

[liberalla]

71. What??? No! ... aren't they rushing this a bit? Maybe he should get one more chance ?

[patphil]

75. Fox news commentator, Joey Jones, is a strong Trump supporter, and certainly unqualified enough to be picked.

Qualified applicants need not apply.

[Skittles]

76. ONLY TRUMP WHORES NEED APPLY

AND THAT RIGHT THERE SHOWS THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED

[AllyCat]

77. Who would have guessed a substitute RW news anchor

Drunk, racist, Christian white nationalist would NOT be a good choice for DoS?

[JohnSJ]

79. Not going to happen. That would be the sociopath admitting he screwed up. Hmmmm

maybe he could blame it on Powel

[Bobo2]

80. Post DoD career

He won't be back w/Fox and any of the lesser nets are a step down.
He has no advanced degrees or talents useful to earning a living, so what's to do?
I'd say, if he wants redemption, he should re-up like Dakota Myer.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

91. Welcome to DU

[doc03]

82. The "My Pillow Guy" needs work. nt

[appmanga]

83. "Please show me the way...

"...to the next whiskey bar...".

[Turbineguy]

84. Wow.

Can they find someone more unqualified? It's a challenge.

[Blue Owl]

85. Normally this would be good news...

But with this group of assclowns..... it's just gonna be another catastrophe somehow even worse than Kegbreath....

[BlueTsunami2018]

86. I don't believe this for a second.

If you push Piss to do something that isn’t “his” idea, he’s going to dig in harder.

[Martin68]

87. The administration is disintegrating.

[berksdem]

88. I will believe it when

Pete the Tweet is removed.

[Martin Eden]

89. FEALTY to Dear Leader is an absolute requirement

He wants someone who will disregard their oath to the Constitution when this Commander-In-Thief gives an illegal order, like using the military to suppress freedom of assembly.

[Ping Tung]

90. Now that the J6 felons have been pardoned he has candidates "standing by" as ordered.

How sober or obedient they may be at any time is problematic.