Hegseth abruptly pulls Pentagon officials from 'globalist' Aspen conference

Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled senior Defense Department authorities from the Aspen Shield Conference for promoting the evil of globalism Military commanders were set to speak at the conference which begins on Tuesday as has been tradition through Republican and Democratic administrations But Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson communicated Just the News the secretary s office believes the conference promotes the evil of globalism disdain for our great country and hatred for the President of the United States Wilson added that DoD has no interest in legitimizing an organization that has invited former functionaries who have been the architects of chaos abroad and failure at home HEGSETH TEARS UP RED TAPE ORDERS PENTAGON TO BEGIN DRONE SURGE AT TRUMP'S COMMANDThe forum will host other Trump administration representatives Adam Boehler presidential envoy for hostage response and Tom Barrack U S ambassador to Turkey and Syria It will also hear from several contentious Biden administration personnel Jake Sullivan former national defense advisor and Brett McGurk a former National Protection Council coordinator HEGSETH ANNOUNCES NAVY OIL TANKER NAMED AFTER GAY RIGHTS LEADER RENAMED AFTER MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTMark Esper Trump s former acting defense secretary and David Petraeus who was briefly CIA director under President Barack Obama will also be speaking along with Condoleezza Rice a national assurance advisor and secretary of state during the Bush years Senior Department of Defense authorities will no longer be participating at the Aspen Safety Forum because their values do not align with the values of the DoD chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell noted in a announcement The Department will remain strong in its focus to increase the lethality of our warfighters revitalize the warrior ethos and project Peace Through Strength on the world stage It is clear the ASF is not in alignment with these goals The Aspen Institute announced in a announcement on the Pentagon withdrawal For more than a decade the Aspen Assurance Forum has welcomed senior bureaucrats Republican and Democrat civilian and military as well as senior foreign agents and experts who bring experience and diverse perspectives on matters of national measure We will miss the participation of the Pentagon but our invitations remain open