'Military heroes!' CNN conservative sparks clash by defending Pete Hegesth move

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By Travis Gettys
Published June 4, 2025 9: AM ET

A conservative commentator clashed with CNN's John Berman and another panelist over defense secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to remove the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from a U.S. Navy ship.

The defense secretary is expected to announce the ship's renaming June 13 aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship, and the service branch is also reportedly considering renaming of other John Lewis-class oiler, a group of ships that are to be named after prominent civil rights leaders and activists, such as the USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and USNS Harriet Tubman.

"I think that the defense secretary should spend his time doing things to keep Americans safe," former White House aide Meghan Hays told "CNN News Central." "I don't know why we would be spending money or time and his energy to rename battleships. It just doesn't seem right, I don't think that's what the American people want. I don't think that's what the American people want taxpayer dollars spent on."

https://www.rawstory.com/uss-harvey-milk-navy-urban/

Hey Urban your a small human being right along with that inept drunk maybe the both of you should re-read the manual for classified information and it's care right along with orange hair TACO...........

https://www.dodig.mil/Portals/48/Documents/Policy/520001_vol3.pdf

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1. I hope we don't end up in a conflict over the next 3.5 yrs. Hegseth is cosplaying a military leader. None of this make

us safe. I would argue, it makes us less safe. This is not a sign of strength. In battle, you need to trust that your fellow soldier has your back. Do they really when they support this kind of thing?

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2. Its bad luck to change a naval vessels name

Sailors can be superstitious about things like that

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3. This...........