Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense would pose a grave
threat to our freedoms and our national security. Tell your senators to
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Indivisibles,

Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held its confirmation
hearing for the most unqualified nominee for Defense Secretary in recent
American history -- Fox News commentator and MAGA ideologue Pete Hegseth. 

Senate Dems focused much of their fire on his blatant unfitness and lack
of qualifications for the position. 

* The Defense Department is one of the largest bureaucracies on earth
with a $841 billion budget and millions of uniformed and civilian
personnel. Hegseth’s management experience is limited to two
nonprofits, and he was [ [link removed] ]allegedly pushed out of those jobs for
financial mismanagement and sexual harassment. 
* There’ve been numerous allegations about Hegseth showing up to work
intoxicated. During the hearing, Senator Kaine read an account of
[ [link removed] ]Hegseth drunkenly shouting “kill all Muslims” at a work event. 
* Hegseth has disparaged women and LGBTQ+ members of the military,
insisting -- [ [link removed] ]as recently as November -- that women do not belong in
combat roles. 
* Trump’s nominee has been accused of sexual assault and [ [link removed] ]his own
mother called him an “abuser of women.” 

The man is not capable of handling the demands of this job. But in truth,
it’s what Hegseth is capable of that ought to worry us the most.

Trump has made no secret that he’s willing to use the military to crush
dissent. In his first term, he asked generals if troops could be deployed
to shoot racial justice protesters in the legs. His military commanders
were shocked by those questions and understood their duty to refuse
illegal orders. 

Not so with Hegseth. Hegseth is a true MAGA believer. He’s written about
the military taking sides in a civil war, and mused that the left must be
“categorically defeated.” At yesterday’s hearing, Senator Hirono asked if
he’d carry out an order to shoot unarmed protesters. [ [link removed] ]He refused to
answer. He refused to say if he’d allow the military to carry out mass
deportations or [ [link removed] ]whether he’d object to an illegal order. 

That’s why Trump chose him. Because when push comes to shove, Trump knows
Hegseth’s loyalty will not be to the constitution, our democracy, or the
American people -- it will be to Trump and his pursuit of autocracy. He
will not hesitate to deploy the military against mass protests that may
erupt in the coming years or to send soldiers into our communities to
[ [link removed] ]detain immigrants. Nor will he bristle at [ [link removed] ]greenlighting torture or
other atrocities. 

If you don’t want this MAGA extremist to be our next Secretary of Defense,
your senators need to hear from you. 

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Like many fights to come, blocking Hegseth’s confirmation will be an
uphill battle. Republicans only need a simple majority to approve
confirmations and -- despite all we heard yesterday -- they believe
they’ll have the votes to do it. 

But part of why Republicans are so confident in this moment is the muted
public outcry to Trump’s outrageous nominees. Our allies on the hill are
saying they aren’t hearing from many constituents right now -- and that
needs to change immediately if we want Dems to show up and fight back like
they did at yesterday’s hearing. It definitely needs to change if we’re
going to get a handful of Republicans to be more afraid of confirming
unqualified extremists than defying Trump. 

The committee vote on Hegseth’s nomination could come on Monday. The final
confirmation vote isn’t scheduled, but it’s likely to come soon after. So
now is the time to make some noise. Share clips from yesterday’s hearings
and stories about why Hegseth is so dangerous on your social channels or
talk about it with friends and family. Urge them to contact their
senators. And make sure you do, too. 

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In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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