Opinion: Would you trust Pete Hegseth with $1.5 trillion of your money?

“You name it, we’re investing in it” does not inspire confidence.

(Doug Mills | The New York Times) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Opinion: Would you trust Pete Hegseth with $1.5 trillion of your money?

“You name it, we’re investing in it” does not inspire confidence.

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