Senator Jack Reed says Pete Hegseth harms US military

14 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30

At a second day of Senate testimony on Thursday, the Armed Services Committee's top Democrat warned officers may fear giving candid advice.
In prepared remarks, Reed said leaders are duty-bound to offer their best professional judgment even when superiors do not want to hear it.
Hegseth is also under scrutiny over the Trump administration's Iran war, Pentagon firings and criticism of US allies, after lawmakers questioned his management in earlier hearings.

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