Hegseth’s Woke Purge: Firings About to Commence!

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reportedly sharpening his axe, ready to chop down woke branches of military leadership.

Word is, a conservative think tank handed him a hit list of 20 senior officers accused of pushing diversity and inclusion.

So, they better start packing!

Hegseth has made it clear: if you’re promoting DEI, your days are numbered!

I love it!

Liberal critics warn this purge could destroy all of mankind as we know it! Okay, maybe not that extreme, but that’s how they’re acting.

Curious how liberals are against every single move that is made by DOGE and Trump, eh?

“This isn’t the way to do it!”

Firing probationary DoD employees will shift the burden of their work to uniformed personnel or more expensive military contractors, making our military less efficient.

The Department of Defense needs major reform. This isn't the way to do it. https://t.co/HXUpQqxDtM

— Rep. Betty McCollum (@BettyMcCollum04) February 19, 2025

ABC News reports:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week, according to multiple U.S. and congressional officials.

A list has been circulated on Capitol Hill that contains generals and senior officers who could be fired or removed, the officials said.

NBC News first reported the list Wednesday afternoon.

Hegseth, days before President Donald Trump nominated him to lead the Defense Department, said in November that “woke” officials needed to be uprooted from the DOD.

“First of all, you’ve got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs,” Hegseth said in an appearance on the “Shawn Ryan Show.”

USA Today adds:

The Defense Department has sent lists of its probationary employees to the Trump administration, according to a senior official, as the Pentagon braces for layoffs that have rocked other parts of the federal government in recent weeks.

It’s not clear how many employees would be cut from the Pentagon’s ranks. NPR reported one circulating memo called for an 8% cut to the department.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to confirm reports that the lists were submitted. The Office of Personnel Management did not respond to a request for comment.

One probationary Army employee said tensions were running high after he and his team were warned that military leadership had to justify “certain positions to keep staff in place.” The employee asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation.

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“It’s just the anxiety of waiting for the shoe to drop,” said an employee at a Marine base who is not in the probationary period, but works with one person who is.

“This will be detrimental to areas that rely on military bases for employment,” she said.

“We welcome DOGE to the Pentagon,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week, referring to the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s government slashing task force.

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Oh no!

DOGE is cutting the fat and saving us money!

As that sign reads, I guess DOGE is killing democracy.

Do these people know the definition of democracy?

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— Eric Katz (@EricM_Katz) February 18, 2025