During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered a direct and critical statement to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addressing various leadership failures at the Pentagon. She highlighted the loss of top aides and respected military officials, the sharing of sensitive information over unsecured channels, and inadequate hiring practices. Murray also emphasized the detrimental impact of Hegseth's decisions on job losses in Washington State, particularly affecting critical defense installations and questioning the overall safety and operational readiness of the Department of Defense under his guidance.
In a matter of months, you have lost top aides and reportedly struggled to hire new ones. You have fired highly respected top military officials.
The Department of Defense needs stable, competent, and strategic leadership. And, much as I had feared back in January, that is not what we are seeing under your leadership.
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