Insiders Tear Into ‘Hated’ Pentagon Pete After Deranged War Rants

Andrew Harnik / Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesPentagon insiders have torn into self-styled “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth for his deranged rants about Iran. Four military and three civilian officials at his department told the Daily Mail that confidence in Pentagon Pete was already low, but his performance since “Operation Epic Fury” kicked off at the end of February has led to him being “hated.” In an attempt to portray a tough-guy image, the tatted former Fox Friends host has rolled off a series of toe-curling wartime platitudes without ever going into any tangible detail about how the conflict might end.