Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday became the first Republican member of Congress to openly indicate support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s removal from office.
Why it matters: Hegseth is under fire for a series of scandals including the departures of several of his top officials at the Pentagon and new reporting about his use of Signal to discuss sensitive information.
There are already articles out about the administration wanting to get rid of him. This isn’t bravery and shouldn’t be lauded as such. This is some toady seeing what’s going on and being like “That’s right, boss! Great idea, boss!”