“Incalculable damage:” How Pete Hegseth got away with gutting the Pentagon

Pete Hegseth has managed to dodge an impeachment trial, for the second time. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 And Republicans have avoided — for now — a major public accounting of the damage done at the Pentagon during Hegseth’s tenure. Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment detail charges that are likely to return when Democrats take the majority next year. Kai Wright speaks with Guardian senior political enterprise reporter Aram Roston about how people inside the military have reacted to the impeachment and to Hegseth’s tenure, from the boat strikes in the Caribbean to the massive loss of experienced leadership and a dramatic depletion of munitions in Iran. Roston, who has covered the Pentagon across several administrations, describes a Pentagon shaken up in ways he’s never before seen. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:04 Aram’s reaction to Tuesday’s House vote 6:07 Hegseth’s relationship with Stephen Miller and reputation within the military 10:50 Violations of the War Powers Resolution 14:55 Hegseth’s “culture of warmaking” at the Pentagon, and the Iran school bombing 18:06 How Hegseth has purged the ranks of military leadership 19:45 The “kidnapping” of Maduro and US oil ambitions in Venezuela 22:21 Aram’s reporting on Pentagon officials and their financial gains 27:05 Is it possible to undo Hegseth’s damage to the military? #PeteHegseth #USmilitary #UScongress #Republicans #Trumpadministration #impeachment