Hegseth Calls Out Previous Administrations For Neglecting Military

JUST IN: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls out previous administrations for putting critical updates for the military on the back burner while defending Trump admin's defense funding request:

"You're looking at a lot of negligence and a lot of deferred maintenance that this… pic.twitter.com/ybtcGF2zyE

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 21, 2026

Hegseth: “I don't know what Lloyd Austin did for four years. I really don't. The amount of neglect, the amount of stale thinking and bureaucracy — it was STAGGERING.” pic.twitter.com/lyVt6MpJiL

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) July 21, 2026

Peace through strength.

Pete Hegseth in Cuba - Guantanamo Bay

🚨 JUST IN: SecWar Pete Hegseth has just STEPPED OFF the plane in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as pressure SURGES on the communist regime

Hegseth is set to visit the troops 🫡

Communism needs to fall in Cuba! 🇺🇸🇨🇺

Look at our SecWar, repeatedly traveling to where our heroes are… pic.twitter.com/IGnf1Kp6E2

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 10, 2026

I wonder what Lloyd Austin is doing these days.

Democrats Lie About Iran and Nuclear Weapons

All of a sudden the "intelligence" says that Iran was not a threat and was not close to being able to develop a nuclear weapon.

I guess these people were lying. pic.twitter.com/AAiqs5eyBH

— MAZE (@mazemoore) March 24, 2026

The Democrats' war on truth amounts to a war on Americans.

Shameful.

Pete Hegseth and LLoyd Austin

PETE HEGSETH: “I can't go AWOL for 30 minutes … The idea that Lloyd Austin was gone for a week and nobody knew shows you how asleep at the wheel the previous administration was across the board, and the world knew it and they were taking advantage of it.” pic.twitter.com/Vy3gmLQzv2

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 7, 2025

Pete Hegseth nails it. The Biden Regime was a mess. Biden never managed to learn Lloyd Austin's name. The country and the world suffered.

'Joe Biden Has a Problem'

From the earliest days of his hoax of a presidency, Biden was suffering from serious cognitive decline. His condition didn't surface in 2023 or later. Biden was a mess from the beginning.

From MARCH 9, 2021:

Whoops: Biden forgets the name of the Pentagon, as well as the name of his secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin pic.twitter.com/ZtcgHLBIAO

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 8, 2021

This can't be written off as just another Biden gaffe. This isn't Joe being Joe. He hasn't always been like this.

The man has a serious problem.

No wonder they won't allow him to deliver an address before both houses of Congress, the American people, and the world.

We can't act as if this isn't happening. Biden doesn't remember the name of his secretary of defense. He refers to the Pentagon as "that outfit over there." Biden is not in charge of his own faculties let alone the Executive Branch of the U.S. government.

The Biden presidency is fraudulent. It is a hoax.

__________________

This is 2021. Throughout Biden's entire "presidency," he never managed to recall the name of his secretary of defense.

Pete Hegseth in Command

THIS IS AMERICA’S SECDEF!!! pic.twitter.com/GPGkwt4IEu

— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) May 22, 2025

Pete Hegseth is no Lloyd Austin.

If Austin ever got this sort of reaction, I never saw it.

Accountability for Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Debacle

And this is,

United States Marine Corps sniper, Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews,

TESTIFIES.
was denied permission to obliterate the suicide bomber in Afghanistan before Joe Biden, Mark Milley and Lyoyd Austin murdered 13 U.S. service members and over 170 civilians:

"Plain and… pic.twitter.com/Jc6SMqBFfs

— 🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 (@Real_RobN) March 5, 2025

Accountability begins with acknowledging the truth.

U.S. Army Recruiting Ads Under Biden and Trump

Compare the Army recruiting ad from the Biden/LLoyd Austin era with the new ad under Commander-in- Chief President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Dramatic difference.

Army recruiting ad under Biden: girl with lesbian moms "shattering stereotypes" and marching for BLM and LGBTQ pride

Army recruiting ad under Trump: masculine dude working out saying strong people are harder to kill

AMERICA IS SO BACK 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/CO2n8Rnu6r

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 9, 2025

Mitch McConnell Votes Against Tulsi Gabbard

Mitch McConnell voted for 3 of the 4. pic.twitter.com/h2PUuKnShB

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 12, 2025

Mitch McConnell voted for 3 of the 4. pic.twitter.com/h2PUuKnShB

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 12, 2025

Mitch McConnell is a Swamp dweller. He's part of the problem.

🚨🔥Karoline Leavitt sends DIRECT message to Mitch McConnell for voting against Tulsi Gabbard:

“We are disappointed in any Republican doing this. Democrats did not faulter on Biden's nominees. We expect all Republicans to vote for Trump's nominees.”
pic.twitter.com/U1ZLHSPuk5

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 12, 2025

Pete Hegseth and Lloyd Austin

We are so back. Lloyd Austin could never. https://t.co/OppIcIbJKx pic.twitter.com/8AjD9mWUwp

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 11, 2025

Secretary of Defense @PeteHegseth works out with U.S. soldiers in Germany.

You would NEVER catch Lloyd Austin in this situation pic.twitter.com/CTesTFqqu8

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 11, 2025

I don't think Biden ever learned Lloyd Austin's name. I know Biden is mentally incapacitated, but it still was terribly disrespectful for the alleged commander-in-chief to not bother to know the name of his defense secretary.

Trump Fires Board of Visitors for Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard

BREAKING: Trump just fired the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and the Coast Guard. pic.twitter.com/waOvakt5TI

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 10, 2025

Making the American military great again!

We are safer because Biden and his regime are out of power.

Elizabeth Warren and Pete Hegseth

Elizabeth Warren attempts swing at Pete Hegseth, wrecks herself instead:

"Secretary of Defense has to be ready to go 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

A year ago, Lloyd Austin disappeared for days without informing the White House.

🤡🌎 pic.twitter.com/XezZAJRrOx

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 24, 2025

Elizabeth Warren has a habit of stepping in it.

Pete Hegseth - Secretary of Defense

🚨STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Congratulations, @PeteHegseth! pic.twitter.com/KUDTTe1vUn

— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) November 13, 2024

Wow, Trump names Pete Hegseth as defense Secretary! The Dream Team Grows! pic.twitter.com/yb6IW8hdvm

— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) November 13, 2024

Trump nominates Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense https://t.co/W1uzm1dQom pic.twitter.com/W0YibdNDnZ

— New York Post (@nypost) November 13, 2024

WOW! Maybe the best pick yet!

No more woke military! 😂

Congratulations, @PeteHegseth! 👏💪 https://t.co/QUkoknNsYl pic.twitter.com/4aRpxU79Er

— Brilyn Hollyhand (@BrilynHollyhand) November 13, 2024

Wow. I did not see this coming.

Pete Hegseth is a patriot. That is undeniable. He went to war and Princeton and Harvard.

The pentagon is in full panic right now!

— Lawrence Jones III (@LawrenceBJones3) November 13, 2024

What an upgrade!

Congratulations @PeteHegseth!! pic.twitter.com/L96Dgk7mId

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 13, 2024

Gold Star Father Mark Schmitz Slams Kamala Harris

Gold Star father slams Kamala Harris on the third anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 Americans during the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal. pic.twitter.com/YZlsTrUHNG

— AɯƙɯαɾԃMαɱα™® (@AwkwardMamaNews) August 26, 2024

The Gold Star families deserve better than how they've been treated by Kamala and Biden.

Biden's mind is failing due to dementia, but Kamala "Last in the room" Harris has some sentience. Do they feel any pangs of conscience on this third anniversary of the deaths of 13 American service members at Abbey Gate?

Why do they refuse to address the families of the Americans killed as a result of their Afghanistan withdrawal debacle?

Taliban's Abuse of Women - Blame Biden/Harris/Blinken etc.

The US lied about this from the start so it could justify handing over power to these monsters. Anyone with a brain knew there was no such thing as moderate Taliban & never will be. Meanwhile female activists have been murdered, tortured & raped in countless numbers. Well done… https://t.co/CIqkd2jVFO

— Lara Logan (@laralogan) August 25, 2024

Kamala "last person in the room" Harris should have to answer for this.

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas Leader, Killed in Tehran

Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, is dead after a missile strike in Tehran overnight. pic.twitter.com/Q7GRYL5WY9

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) July 31, 2024

🚨 Hours before Israel killed the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, he was captured on film at the Iranian inauguration, where they chanted “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.”

God really is great
pic.twitter.com/D7isqMorkr

— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) July 31, 2024

Do Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, and Lloyd Austin have a clue?

Biden, of course, does not.

What a 24 hours…

- Hamas top leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran

- Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut

- US airstrike kills Iranian proxy group PMU commanders in Iraq near Baghdad

- Venezuela in full uprising against Maduro pic.twitter.com/weBxgJgK45

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2024

What does Kamala have to say about these developments? I don't think she really wants to be a leader and tackle the turmoil in this country and abroad.

I've had enough of the fraud of the Harris-Biden regime. I've had enough of their chaos.

I want the adults back in charge. I want the peace and prosperity we had when President Trump was in office.

Blinken and the 'Black Man' Going to Asia

From Reuters:

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin head to Asia this week to reassure allies and partners of U.S. support, the State Department’s top official for East Asia said on Monday, as the November U.S. presidential election casts uncertainty over Washington’s foreign policy.

U.S. tensions with China will provide the backdrop to the trip. Blinken is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of regional meetings in Laos, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink told reporters. Blinken and Austin will hold security talks with U.S. allies Japan and the Philippines.

Will Biden ever learn the name of his secretary of defense?

Not likely.

BIDEN: "Look at the heat I'm getting because I, I named a, uh, the, uh, secretary of defense — the black man" 🥴 pic.twitter.com/PJYzDznpIV

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2024

Biden is getting heat for not knowing Lloyd Austin's name after four years and calling him "the black man," not for appointing him secretary of defense. If Biden wants to treat him with dignity, he should learn Austin's name.

Biden's Struggle With Lloyd Austin

BIDEN: "Look at the heat I'm getting because I, I named a, uh, the, uh, secretary of defense — the black man" 🥴 pic.twitter.com/PJYzDznpIV

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2024

Biden has never been able to name his Secretary of Defense. From the beginning, Biden could not remember Lloyd Austin.

Flashback to March 2021, when Biden couldn't remember Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's name: "The guy who runs that outfit over there" pic.twitter.com/6FHGU5eK1f

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 7, 2024

At the end of Biden's horrific presidency, he still doesn't know Austin's name. I guess it doesn't matter anymore.

Lloyd Austin at Arlington National Cemetery

Biden SecDef Lloyd Austin at Arlington National Cemetery: "Our commander-in-chief has always stood up for our troops, our military families, and our veterans."

What about the 13 heroes killed in Biden's botched Afghanistan withdrawal — whose names Biden has NEVER said out loud? pic.twitter.com/MoPghw4tDP

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 27, 2024

BS.

Say their names, Biden.

Boots on the Ground in Gaza

Remarkable video from today's House hearing.

Matt Gaetz and Lloyd Austin both agree.

It's very likely U.S. troops will come under fire from Hamas.pic.twitter.com/p6R2LrgngI

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 30, 2024

Lloyd Austin isn't slick enough to make American boots on the ground sound like something other than American boots on the ground.