Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
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“I would also note that under Barack Obama, 197 general officers were removed,” Mr. Hegseth said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. “So this is not something specific to this administration.” The number Mr. Hegseth gave has no basis in fact. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Hegseth lied. “The number Mr. Hegseth gave has no basis in fact. It originated with an unsigned 2018 editorial in Investor’s Business Daily, which cites the right-wing news site “Breitbart.com’s Facebook page” as its source.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Hegseth later defended the false statistic by saying he’d seen it in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Hegseth has quite a penchant for just making things up on the spur of the moment. “I would also note that under Barack Obama, 197 general officers were removed,” Hegseth said. “So this is not something specific to this administration.” The number Mr. Hegseth gave has no basis in fact.
Hegsethが将軍・提督30人前後の更迭という前例にない行動に及んだ件について「オバマ政権では197人の将官が解任された、特別なことではない」と自己弁護してるけど、この197人というのはもともとbreitbart.comがfacebookに載せたデマの解任リストが右派サイトなどでエコチェンして既成事実的に一人歩きしたものだったという話。 昨年11月に国防総省報道官が同内容の声明を出した際、メディア側に「197人」の根拠を問われて数字部分を撤回したそうだけど、その後も米国右派界隈ではずっとこのデマがサーキュレートされている。 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Defense Secretary Hegseth said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false. Hegseth has fired nearly 30 generals and admirals over the past year. TAT: [Controlling information]
The Times can’t help itself. Just say the word “lie” for heaven’s sake!! Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Sleaze with ease; the FOX culture “The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
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“Cites falsehoods”? Why not say what it is? HE LIED. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Alcoholic rapist lies under oath “Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
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This fascist regime lies. All days. Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
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Hegseth lied under oath Which doesn't matter anymore in the US since Republicans don't believe in laws www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
NYT says he 'cites falsehood,' because we don't like to use the L-word...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday defended his decisions to fire or sideline nearly 30 generals and admirals over the past year with little explanation by falsely comparing his record to that of President Barack Obama. 2 officers are Black men & 2 are women www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
'“I would also note that under Barack Obama, 197 general officers were removed,” Hegseth said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. “So this is not something specific to this administration.” The number Hegseth gave has no basis in fact. It originated with an unsigned 2018
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In the embedded @atrupar.com clip, Hegseth states a number the Pentagon knew was false last November. @gregjaffe.bsky.social with the origin of the baseless claim that the Obama admin fired 197 officers, including flag level. Via @nytimes.com 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
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Two of the officers targeted by Mr. Hegseth are Black men and two are women on a promotion list that consists of about three dozen officers, most of whom are white men, senior military officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
editorial in Investor’s Business Daily, which cites right-wing news site “Breitbart.com’s Facebook page” as its source.' www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u... Lying to congress
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Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers { Blaming Obama yet again} www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Trump administration LIES are again in full view. The administration re-spews right wing fiction and only stops when caught out. Today it was a made up figure of "197 officers" fired by Obama. Only after the figure was revealed as fiction did they remove it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
There is a word for that - HE LIED!
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u... @nytimes.com should just say he lied and watch Pete twist in the wind. Could he be the next cabinet secretary fired?
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