Pete Hegseth Stonewalled Effort To Extend Army General’s Career, Washington Post Says

The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stonewalled a behind-the-scenes effort within the Army and on Capitol Hill to extend the career of an influential general, leading to that officer submitting retirement paperwork and preparing to step down.

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The Washington Post framed the episode as part of its “Democracy Dies in Darkness” reporting by Dan Lamothe, describing the internal and Capitol Hill effort as “behind-the-scenes.”

The Washington Post said people familiar with the matter described Hegseth’s actions as “stonewalled,” and that the general’s retirement paperwork was submitted as a result.

The Washington Post’s account placed the decision in the context of an influential general’s career extension attempt, with the outcome being retirement paperwork and stepping down.

yalibnan’s “Behind the Curtain: The cost of blind loyalty” described President Trump training elected Republicans to obey him, even when they disagreed, and said the demands became “impossible to satisfy.”

The piece said Trump canceled the signing of a landmark bipartisan housing bill just hours before the ceremony and tried to strong-arm the Senate into passing the SAVE America Act, a sweeping voter ID bill with no realistic path to 60 (or even 50) votes.

“Democracy Dies in Darkness By Dan Lamothe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stonewalled a behind-the-scenes effort within the Army and on Capitol Hill to extend the career of an influential general, people familiar with the matter said, leading to that officer submitting retirement paperwork and preparing to step down”

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yalibnan also said Trump proposed a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as senators moved a $70 billion immigration package, while defending Jan. 6 rioters who attacked the building where the senators work.

In the same account, AXIOS was cited in the “What we’re hearing” section as describing the first sustained check on Trump’s second-term power coming from rebellious GOP senators, especially those whose careers he cut short for insufficient loyalty.

yalibnan said Republican lawmakers are still stuck with Senate rules, swing-state politics and the long-term consequences of Trump’s maximalist demands, including blowing up the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act.

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The piece quoted Trump telling reporters in May, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” when asked whether domestic economic pressure was shaping his Iran negotiations.

It also quoted Trump saying, “I don’t care about the midterms,” to his Cabinet two weeks later, dismissing the idea that Iran could wait him out on peace talks.

In the same account, it described Sen. Thom Tillis as choosing retirement over a humiliating primary and becoming the face of GOP resistance in the Senate, publicly savaging Trump nominees, opposing any move to weaken the filibuster and vowing to “do everything I can” to block the SAVE Act.