{"id":2368405,"date":"2024-11-13T10:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-insults-all-service-members-with-attack-on-secretary-of-defense-pick-pete-hegseth\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:31:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:31:56","slug":"elizabeth-warren-insults-all-service-members-with-attack-on-secretary-of-defense-pick-pete-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-insults-all-service-members-with-attack-on-secretary-of-defense-pick-pete-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Warren Insults All Service Members with Attack on Secretary of Defense Pick Pete Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felizabeth-warren-insults-all-service-members-with-attack-on-secretary-of-defense-pick-pete-hegseth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2368405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c November 2024, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized President-elect\u2064 Donald Trump&#8217;s appointment of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and military veteran, as Secretary of\u200c Defense. Warren took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> to express \u200cher concerns, arguing that Hegseth was unqualified\u200d for the role due to\u2062 his background as a \u2063media personality rather than a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security expert<\/a>. Despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/repulsive-illinois-nevertrumper-adam-kinzinger-continues-to-attack-president-trump-while-claiming-his-military-service-allows-him-to-act-as-insubordinate\/\" title=\"Repulsive Illinois #NeverTrumper Adam Kinzinger Continues to Attack President Trump While Claiming His Military Service Allows Him To Act as Insubordinate\">military service<\/a> in\u2063 Iraq and Afghanistan and \u2064recognition with two Bronze Stars, Warren downplayed Hegseth&#8217;s qualifications. Her comments sparked backlash from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> \u2063and commentators who highlighted Hegseth&#8217;s \u200cmilitary record and criticized Warren for her perceived disrespect towards veterans. The article suggests that Warren&#8217;s elitist views reflect \u200ca broader disdain for Trump&#8217;s administration among Washington elites,\u2062 questioning her \u2064genuine respect for service members given her remarks about Hegseth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>What would an election cycle be without Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren making a fool of herself?<\/p>\n<p>After President-elect Donald Trump made headlines Tuesday for picking veteran and Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/total-shocker-trump-selects-fox-news-host-secretary-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> as his Secretary of Defense, Warren felt compelled to let America know her opinion via the social media platform X that evening.<\/p>\n<p>Warren &mdash; replying to a post from CNN &mdash; stated reductively, &ldquo;A Fox &amp; Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Fox &amp; Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>I lead the Senate military personnel panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our servicemembers.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick will make us less safe and must be rejected. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ADUJSm8x6\">https:\/\/t.co\/6ADUJSm8x6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1856502912551158049?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Warren made it sound like Trump just gave a quick call to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-reporter-triggers-karine-jean-pierre-first-post-election-press-briefing-unfair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox<\/a> and chose someone he liked regardless of merit.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/who-is-pete-hegseth-trump-defense-secretary-2e2bdd16c8e90f5d037f763cfadbde94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, Hegseth served in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan but does lack experience in a national security role.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/12\/fox-host-and-combat-vet-pete-hegseth-gets-nod-for-defense-secretary\/76236081007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported, he received two Bronze Stars and the Combat Infantrymen&rsquo;s Badge.<\/p>\n<p>In the same article, USA Today also noted his work as an advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/footage-jill-biden-kamala-harris-sitting-side-side-veterans-day-event-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veterans<\/a>, leading two veteran&rsquo;s organizations: Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.<\/p>\n<p>One X user responded to Warren, chastising her while including a screenshot of Hegseth&rsquo;s record. &ldquo;Your disrespect of a war veteran is not unexpected but it is nonetheless shameful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your disrespect of a war veteran is not unexpected but it is nonetheless shameful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ku8u2LkSsQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Ku8u2LkSsQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Micdrop26 (@micdrop0113) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micdrop0113\/status\/1856515168240292001?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Commentator and activist Robby Starbuck told Warren bluntly, &ldquo;You do NOT respect our troops or you wouldn&rsquo;t disrespect Pete by calling him just a Fox host.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pete Hegseth is literally a combat veteran with 2 bronze stars who led a squadron in Baghdad. He&rsquo;s worked on veterans issues ever since and he&rsquo;s also a Princeton + Harvard graduate. You do NOT respect our troops or you wouldn&rsquo;t disrespect Pete by calling him just a Fox host.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1856533985448329305?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marine-veteran-wins-senate-primary-vows-retire-elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren<\/a> really one to pontificate about qualifications?<\/p>\n<p>Americans know her for one thing &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2189195\/warren-my-grandfather-had-high-cheekbones-like-all-the-indians-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claiming American Indian heritage<\/a> for her family&rsquo;s &ldquo;high cheek bones.&rdquo; That is a dubious qualification, at best, and an idiotically embarrassing one to most who hear it.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has served our country while boasting degrees from Harvard and Princeton. He is not out of touch politically given his work with Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Warren is taken aback by Trump&rsquo;s pick given her condescending elitist view of Washington politics and her superficiality when gaging the quality of federal appointees.<\/p>\n<p>This attitude encapsulates the Washington elite&rsquo;s disdain for a second Trump term.<\/p>\n<p>Warren can claim &mdash; as she does in her post &mdash; to respect service members, but her real views are exposed here. If she really did, she would find optimism in Hegseth as a choice.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement on Tuesday that he had chosen veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense, Warren took to the social media platform X to express her views. In response to a CNN post, she simplistically stated, &#8220;A Fox &amp; Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense.&#8221; She emphasized her credentials by mentioning her leadership role in the Senate military personnel panel and her family&#8217;s military background, asserting that Trump&#8217;s choice would compromise safety and should be rejected. <\/p>\n<p>Warren&#8217;s comments suggested that Trump made a hasty decision based solely on personal preference rather than qualifications. However, according to the Associated Press, Hegseth has served in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan but lacks experience in national security roles. USA Today highlighted his achievements including two Bronze Stars and advocacy work for veterans through organizations like Vets for Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Warren&#8217;s remarks, one user criticized her disrespect towards a war veteran while another commentator pointed out Hegseth\u2019s combat experience and educational background from Princeton and Harvard. They argued that if Warren truly respected service members, she would view Hegseth more positively.<\/p>\n<p>Warren&#8217;s history of claiming Native American heritage raises questions about her own qualifications. 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