Friend, [ [link removed] ]in between all the end-of-year busyness, can you take
a second to oppose Trump's extremely unqualified nominee for Secretary of
Defense, Pete Hegseth?

It's important to keep the pressure on through the holiday season because
Pete Hegseth is grossly unqualified, unserious, and creepy -- and moms
know his appointment isn't good for our families or our nation. Here's
what his own mother said about him in a 2018 e-mail:

"As a woman and your mother I feel I must speak out… You are an abuser of
women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that
belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power
and ego."

This is an all-hands on deck all-year-round situation! Together, we've
already been successful in forcing Matt Gaetz to withdraw, and together we
CAN stop Pete Hegseth's nomination by Trump from moving forward.

[ [link removed] ]Take a second to tell the U.S. Senate to reject Pete Hegseth by
clicking this link RIGHT NOW.

Thanks for being part of this movement. Thanks for taking the time when we
know you're extra busy. (If you want more info, then please read the
forwarded message below for all the details on why it's so critical to
[ [link removed] ]oppose Pete Hegseth!)

- Nate, Kristin, and everyone at MomsRising.org

 

---------- Forwarded message ---------
Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2024
From: Elyssa, MomsRising.org
To: Friend
Subject: SIGN OUR PETITION against Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary!

 


Speak out now against Pete Hegseth! Tell your Senators to reject his
nomination for Defense Secretary.
[ [link removed] ]Take Action Now
[ [link removed] ]SIGN NOW

Dear Friend,

Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is not only
grossly unqualified for the position—he’s also a total creep who has
allegations about sexual assault, drunken antics, and beliefs that women
shouldn’t serve in combat roles. 

Once again, Trump is nominating an unserious, creepy, likely predator for
a deeply serious Cabinet position. 

[ [link removed] ]***SIGN OUR PETITION calling on the U.S. Senate to take their jobs
seriously and reject Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete
Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth–who up until recently was mainly known as a Fox News morning
host– may have served in the National Guard, but almost everything he has
done since then has been steeped in controversy. [1] He is the type of guy
you wouldn’t want to be left alone in a room with, let alone in charge of
our brave military and military families. 

Let’s break it down for you:

* Hegseth was charged with sexual assault in 2017; [ [link removed] ]
* He was ousted from the veterans charity he ran due to allegations of
misconduct, including financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety,
sexist behavior, and repeatedly being intoxicated on the job; [ [link removed] ]
* His own mother once called him an “abuser of women” (seriously!!!);
[ [link removed] ]
* He supports using military forces to break up protestors on U.S.
streets and doesn’t believe women should serve in combat roles; [ [link removed] ]
* He has spoken out against “woke” military leaders–directly attacking
black and women military leaders. [ [link removed] ]

Hegseth, with little management experience, will be in charge of 1.3
million active-duty service members and the nearly 1 million civilians
working for the U.S. military. 

The Defense Secretary also oversees a whopping $841.4 billion budget. This
guy couldn’t run an organization with a budget a fraction of this.

And it’s not just the fact that this guy is a total creep. He’s far from
the right person for the job. Nearly 1 in 4 women in the military report
having experienced sexual assault, and more than half report harassment.
Reports of sexual assault in the military have risen by an estimated 25%
since 2018, according to the military’s own data, which include both
anonymous surveys and formal reports. [ [link removed] ] We can’t have a Secretary of
Defense who doesn’t take these allegations seriously, let alone commits
these violations himself. 

[2]**Speak out now against Pete Hegseth! Tell your Senators to reject his
nomination for Defense Secretary.

Credible allegations of impropriety have often been cause for withdrawal
of disqualification to Cabinet positions. Hegseth isn’t the only Trump
nominee to have sexual misconduct allegations in their past–it seems to be
one of the things most of his nominees have in common. 

[3]But we have been able to defeat these types of nominees in the past. 

Most recently because YOU spoke out and used your voice Trump’s Attorney
General nominee Matt Gaetz was forced to withdraw his nomination because
he is drowning in allegations of paying for sex with underage girls (among
other things!). [ [link removed] ] 

The first time the U.S. Senate didn’t confirm a new president’s initial
Cabinet nominee was in 1989 when the Senate failed to confirm John Tower,
former President George H.W. Bush’s pick for defense secretary after he
was accused of being an alcoholic womanizer. Sound familiar!?

The President is allowed to nominate whoever he wants to serve in his
Cabinet. But it is the job of the U.S. Senate to research, question, and
confirm or reject those nominees. We need the U.S. Senate to take its role
in this process seriously and recognize that Pete Hegseth is unqualified,
unstable, and harmful to our U.S. military.

[4]We can defeat Pete Hegseth’s nomination and make sure our military is
run by a Secretary who is experienced and respected. We just need to use
our voices to speak out!

[5]SIGN OUR LETTER to your U.S. Senators now telling them to reject Pete
Hegseth’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense!

We’ve already succeeded in defeating one of Trump’s nominees when Matt
Gaetz was forced to withdraw his nomination for Secretary of the
Department of Justice. We all need to pitch in to provide the same amount
of pressure so Pete Hegseth’s nomination is roadblocked as well. After you
[6]sign our petition, forward this email to your friends and family so
they can sign on as well and [7]post the link to social media.

Thank you for speaking out and using your voice!

-Elyssa, Ruth, Kristin, Donna, Jenny, Nate, Sue Anne, and the whole
MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

References:
[1] [8]“7 Things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary
pick.” PBS News, November 18, 2024. 
[2] [ [link removed] ]“Police reports new details from sexual assault allegations against
Trump’s defense secretary nominee.” CNN, November 21, 2024. 
[3] [ [link removed] ]“Pete Hegseth’s Secret History.” The New Yorker, December 1,
2024. 
[4] [ [link removed] ]“Pete Hegseth’s Mom Once Called Him ‘An Abuser of Women,’ Adding
to His Controversies As Defense Sec Nom.” People Magazine, December 3,
2024.
[5] [ [link removed] ]“Military Leaders are Rattled By A List of ‘Woke’ officers that a
group urges Hegseth to fire.” Politico, December 7, 2024. 
[6] [ [link removed] ]“Hegseth, advocate for firing ’woke’ military leaders, picked for
defense secretary.” Reuters, November 13, 2024.
[7] [ [link removed] ]“Hegseth is the wrong leader for women in the military, warn women
veterans and lawmakers.” The 19th, December 5, 2024. 
[8] [ [link removed] ]“Former Rep Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s attorney general
pick.” NPR, November 21, 2024. 


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