{"id":2520074,"date":"2025-12-11T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pat-ryan-uses-new-patriotic-pac-to-launch-fire-hegseth-website\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:23:15","slug":"pat-ryan-uses-new-patriotic-pac-to-launch-fire-hegseth-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pat-ryan-uses-new-patriotic-pac-to-launch-fire-hegseth-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Ryan uses new Patriotic PAC to launch &#8216;Fire Hegseth&#8217; website"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fpat-ryan-uses-new-patriotic-pac-to-launch-fire-hegseth-website%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=2520074&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>Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) launched a petition through his Patriotic PAC group aiming to pressure the Trump management to fire Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Hegseth has come under scrutiny from Congress due to his department&#8217;s authorization of strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela and other controversial actions. Ryan accuses Hegseth of perilous behavior, including politicizing the military, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">leaking classified information<\/a>, and misconduct surrounding military leadership changes. The petition, supported by Ryan&#8217;s PAC, highlights allegations against Hegseth such as sexual assault claims, involvement in the Signalgate scandal, and the use of troops domestically. Despite the efforts, it is unlikely to succeed as President Trump continues to publicly support Hegseth.Recently, debate intensified over reports that Hegseth ordered lethal actions against suspected narcotics traffickers that involved controversial tactics and military responses. The Department of War&#8217;s Inspector General found that Hegseth shared sensitive operational information via the encrypted Signal app but cleared him of legal wrongdoing, though Congressional concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national security risks persist<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pat Ryan uses new Patriotic PAC to launch &lsquo;Fire Hegseth&rsquo; website<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2427255\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pat-ryan\/\">Pat Ryan<\/a> (D-NY) on Wednesday launched a petition through his Patriotic PAC group to pressure the Trump administration into firing Secretary of War <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, who is facing scrutiny from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> over his department&rsquo;s authorization of strikes against alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan has suggested Hegseth may have committed war crimes in the Caribbean strike operations and other &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; actions since taking office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3913907\/bipartisan-group-discharge-petition-force-vote-obamacare-subsidies\/\">Bipartisan group files discharge petition to force vote on Obamacare subsidies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3913773\/ndaa-house-passage-congress\/\">NDAA passes House after Johnson has to endure hours of GOP drama yet again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3913510\/mike-johnson-glee-jasmine-crockett-senate-bid\/\">Mike Johnson can&#8217;t hide his glee at Jasmine Crockett Senate bid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;From day one, Pete Hegseth has not only been a disgrace but dangerous,&rdquo; the congressman and Army veteran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PatRyanUC\/status\/1998852806363722133\">said in a video<\/a>. &ldquo;He came in, purged senior military officers, politicized our troops, leaked classified war plans that put the mission at risk, put pilots&rsquo; lives at risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firehegseth.com\/\">Fire Hegseth<\/a>&rdquo; petition lays out why he feels the Cabinet secretary has been &ldquo;unqualified and unfit,&rdquo; starting with the sexual assault allegations that threatened to derail his Senate confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The website also details Hegseth&rsquo;s decision to fire officers and lawyers in the United States military, his involvement in the Signalgate scandal, and the domestic deployment of troops to major U.S. cities.<\/p>\n<p>The effort is backed by the Patriotic PAC Fund, which Ryan created in September to cast Democrats as &ldquo;the patriotic party, the party of service&rdquo; during the second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>The petition is unlikely to gain any traction, considering President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> continues to support Hegseth publicly despite media reports to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I read a story that I&rsquo;m unhappy with Pete because he was attacking drug dealers,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1998862900891385951\">said on Wednesday<\/a> during a roundtable discussion at the White House. &ldquo;I would say very much the opposite. Pete Hegseth has been phenomenal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Hegseth came under fire after the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/11\/28\/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike\/\">Washington Post<\/a><\/em>  reported he personally ordered Navy Adm. Frank &ldquo;Mitch&rdquo; Bradley to kill all &ldquo;narco-terrorists&rdquo; on an alleged drug vessel near the coast of Trinidad and Tobago in September. The vessel was struck twice because Bradley was reportedly concerned the survivors could call for rescue. A Navy SEAL team was deployed to finish the job.<\/p>\n<p>Testifying before Congress in a classified briefing last week, Bradley denied Hegseth had given him a &ldquo;kill them all&rdquo; order as reported. Hegseth has said the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3909744\/hegseth-doesnt-rule-out-using-signal-again\/\">HEGSETH DOESN&rsquo;T RULE OUT USING SIGNAL AGAIN FOR MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the Signalgate scandal, the Department of War&rsquo;s Office of Inspector General released a final report that concluded the Pentagon chief shared &ldquo;sensitive, nonpublic, operational information&rdquo; over the Signal encrypted messaging app while clearing him of any allegations that he broke the law.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has been particularly critical of Hegseth&rsquo;s leak of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-bid-to-waive-sanctions-on-iranian-terrorists-could-derail-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Biden Bid To Waive Sanctions on Iranian Terrorists Could Derail Nuclear Deal\">classified military information<\/a>, as it could have damaged national security. After the release of the inspector general&rsquo;s report, Hegseth didn&rsquo;t rule out using Signal again for communicating before combat operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Ryan&#8217;s Patriotic PAC launches &#8216;Fire Hegseth&#8217; petition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2520075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25344582920613.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68643,34534,68642,33387],"class_list":["post-2520074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fire-hegseth","tag-pat-ryan","tag-patriotic-pac","tag-political-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25344582920613.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520078,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520074\/revisions\/2520078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}