Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees are taking heavy flak.
The media are doing everything they can to torpedo his nominations.
And Donald Trump announced the backup for Pete Hegseth that could leave equally Permanent Washington fuming.
Trump’s latest Pentagon pick
Donald Trump’s second administration is coming into focus.
Most of his picks have not been too controversial, but some have poked the hornet’s nest.
For example, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth has been under heavy fire because he wants to end the war in Ukraine and fire the “woke” generals who implemented DEI into the military.
And Trump just named Elbridge Colby to be Hegseth’s number three at the Pentagon.
Trump announced on social media, “I am pleased to [announce] a slate of America First Patriots, who will work in conjunction with our GREAT Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth!…Elbridge Bridge’ Colby will serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. A highly respected advocate for our America First foreign and defense policy, Bridge will work closely with my outstanding Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to restore our Military power, and achieve my policy of PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. Bridge served with distinction in the Pentagon in my First Term, leading the effort on my landmark 2018 Defense strategy. He graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School, and will make an excellent addition to my team, who will, Make America Great Again!”
Colby responded, “I am profoundly honored by and grateful to President Donald Trump for nominating me to serve as his Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. If confirmed by the Senate, it would be an exceptional privilege to work with Pete Hegseth and his team to implement President Trump’s vitally necessary agenda. As the President has rightly made so clear, it is vital to focus our defense policy on restoring peace through strength and always putting America first.”
I am profoundly honored by and grateful to President @realdonaldtrump for nominating me to serve as his Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. If confirmed by the Senate, it would be an exceptional privilege to work with @petehegseth and his team to implement President Trump’s… https://t.co/tC4DIzzlqo
— Elbridge Colby (@ElbridgeColby) December 22, 2024
Colby, whose grandfather William ran the CIA in the 1970s, explained in a November interview with Tucker Carlson that there needs to be a CIA to gather intelligence around the world, but it has spiraled out of control.
Colby said that Trump had a mandate to roll back the endless wars abroad.
Colby making the right noises in Tucker interview
He explained to Carlson, “Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F Kennedy, Jr., Vivek, and Vice President-elect Vance. That is the mandate. . .I worked on nuclear issues a lot. . .nuclear strategy and arms control. I worked on arms control with the Russians. . .And to me, one of the, like, ‘touch grass’ kind of things about a lot of the people who are calling for, like, no-fly zones over Ukraine and intervening against the Russians and escalating and allowing U.S. weapons to be overtly used to attack Moscow. . .that is obviously crazy. It’s, like, ‘time out.’”
He also said that the Left has failed at serving as a counterbalance to the warmongers.
Colby added, “I think that the arguments within the Republican Party in some ways are fiercer because. . .the Democrats are. . .sort of inherently out of position right now. Like, where is the Left? Where are the people who are, like, antiwar? Where are the people who say the CIA is not above reproach or the FBI is not above reproach? . . . We have to have a strong military, but not get into unnecessary wars. That’s just common sense.”
Colby believes in an America First foreign policy.
Trump needs as many people with clear heads as possible in his administration.
Because the establishment will be putting pressure on Trump from all angles to keep endless wars going.
Joe Biden, with the help of the establishment GOP, is trying to ram through even more funding for the war in Ukraine.
Permanent Washington does not care about Pete Hegseth’s alleged moral failings.
They don’t want him firing Deep State careerists inside the Pentagon and ending the war in Ukraine.
Stay tuned to Unmuzzled News for any updates to this ongoing story.
