Published 1 Sep, 2026 00:51
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the NATO Summit in Ankara (Turkey), July 8, 2026. © Getty Images / Radecka/NurPhoto
As reported on Sunday by The Washington Post, The Pentagon quietly hired conservative military veterans, with many social media followers, to undisclosed government posts. The paper reported that these influencers promoted the views of U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth while attacking Trump administration critics.
These reports came at a time erstwhile president Donald Trump seeks to destruct from the army ideology referred to by his administration as ‘woke’ and continues many years of disputes with mainstream media.
According to ‘The Washington Post” Staff members included:
retired Air Force Colonel Rob Manness and retired Land Army Colonel Kurt Schlichter and Thomas Anderson.
The newspaper, citing anonymous sources acquainted with the case, claims that any of the tasks assigned to them may influence policy making.
All 3 reportedly received authoritative civilian email accounts and were assigned to the office of Pentagon Chief of Staff, Anthony Papa.
His squad has been tasked with dealing with issues related to ‘cultural war’, including verification of military universities for the presence of ideology ‘woke’ – says the journal.
The paper besides cites – as an example of Pentagon's actions in social media – a dispute involving conservative influencer Jenniki Pounds, which occurred in late August.
Pounds accused a State Department authoritative of attempting to trick her into publishing state secrets as a sensational journalistic material.
Sarah Rogers, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, later stated that she had turned to Pounds herself and made the papers available, which prompted the influencer to apologize for ‘making a public spectacle’ the full situation.
In September last year, the Pentagon tightened the press's access to information as part of wider efforts to reduce unauthorized leaks, following reports of tensions inside the resort.
The usage of lie detectors was besides considered, as reported, to identify confidential officials.
Trump and Hegseth repeatedly clashed with mainstream media due to reports based on leaked papers and anonymous sources.
Early this month, Trump responded sharply to reports that the war with Iran importantly depleted the U.S. stocks of key missiles and aircraft intercepting air defence systems, claiming that no deficiencies occurred.
"The hunt for “inforitors” liable for these treacherous statements is ongoing.
We will request the punishment of a long prison!” – Trump wrote on the fact Social platform.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/644929-pentagon-conservative-impacters-campaign/
