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A senior Pentagon official has been placed on leave after he was secretly filmed criticizing President Donald Trump's administration and the changes it has implemented at the Department of Defense.

Right-wing activist James O'Keefe released a video on Wednesday reportedly showing Brandon Newsom, a senior official in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, being filmed with a hidden camera. Newsweek has not independently verified the footage.

In the footage, Newsom can be heard saying that he wanted to "stay and stick it out" at the Pentagon, adding: "So that way, when the time comes, I can undo whatever's been done [by the Trump administration]." When asked about what he would undo, he talked of "a lot of times" when working at the Pentagon "challenges my morals," saying he would not have "one specific prayer service" and undo employee "schedule policy."

He also called Trump "a textbook narcissist" and described the Iran war as "completely stupid" and "driven by one man's ego."

Good to know there's still good people in the military (1 less now, but this show they're there).

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[–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So, you prefer the timeline where all honest and good high ranking military either immediately resign in protest, or "resist" which will mean immediate termination and possible charges. Vs the one where they maintain position and stay ready to resit when it might matter?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Absolutely!... if the USA had staged a general strike, the child rapist regime would have ended in 3 months

If the "honest and good" military ranking had put a stop to this, literally THOUSANDS of lives would not have been wasted in vain.

These "honest and good" are not ready to resist... they are simply doing evil things while knowing they are evil things in hopes of what? are they going to rebuild Iran? are they going to the Caribbean to pay reparations for playing target practice with whatever boat they destroyed?