To the editor: As soon as once more, contributing author Josh Hammer misrepresents the information, this time in help of Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, whom he claims is being smeared by President Trump’s enemies to undermine the administration (“The drumbeat towards Hegseth? It’s not likely about him,” April 24). He portrays Hegseth because the sufferer, by no means mentioning his lack of {qualifications} to steer America’s largest federal company.
Hammer dismisses each of Hegseth’s “Signalgate” episodes due to lucky happenstance: the restricted info didn’t fall into enemy palms and thus no hurt befell U.S. preventing forces. I doubt Hammer would give a Protection secretary a cross for such inexcusably repeated, unprofessional habits if the sitting president had been a Democrat.
Robert J. Switzer, West Hollywood
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To the editor: Hammer actually hit his thumb together with his newest op-ed. The issues with Hegseth should not small or insignificant. The truth that he shared army plans with uncleared individuals is sufficient to pressure him out of a job that he by no means ought to’ve been allowed to fill. You possibly can weasel-word your method round his incompetence by blaming Democrats for caring about {qualifications}, however anyone who cares about our nation is aware of that he must go.
Craig Arnold, Lengthy Seaside
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To the editor: Hammer pretends that Hegseth’s troubles are merely the makes an attempt of “Iran doves and anti-Israel provocateurs tendentiously seiz[ing] the chance to excise a handy ‘hawkish’ scalp.” A lot of the American public nicely understands and accepts that any Trump administration would have a extra hawkish stance on Iran. What the general public can’t settle for, nevertheless, is a cavalier and careless management technique from the U.S. Protection secretary. Speaking delicate army operations on a public, unclassified, insecure group chat that features your spouse and private lawyer is astoundingly reckless and places American lives in danger. No, Hammer, that is all about Hegseth.
Johnny Thompson, San Diego
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To the editor: I’m sorry, however I feel Individuals can object to the U.S. secretary of Protection utilizing private gadgets and unsecured techniques to speak labeled info to a random assortment of individuals. I feel individuals can object to fundamental operations safety being flouted, creating dangers for service members and the American individuals, with out it being proof of some kind of plot by individuals with differing overseas coverage views.
Mehmet Berker, Los Angeles
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To the editor: It’s typically tough to separate reality from fiction, and in our present political environment, that’s typically the purpose. However Hammer makes it considerably simpler. Moderately than defending Hegseth’s actions or his capability to do the job, Hammer makes use of his column house to assault the accusers. It’s an previous tactic, an indication of weak spot and a certain indication that he has no extra religion in Hegseth than anybody else.
Bart Braverman, Indio
