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Dulcinea

(8,775 posts)
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:17 AM Jul 9

Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say

(CNN) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian government.

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he was not responsible for the move. Asked on Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting whether he approved of the pause in shipments, Trump demurred, saying only that the US would continue to send defensive weapons to Ukraine. Pressed again on who authorized the pause, Trump replied, “I don’t know, why don’t you tell me?”

The episode underscores the often-haphazard policy-making process inside the Trump administration, particularly under Hegseth at the Defense Department. The pause was the second time this year that Hegseth had decided to halt the flow of US weapons to Ukraine, catching senior national security officials off guard, sources said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hegseth-did-not-inform-white-002432500.html

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Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say (Original Post) Dulcinea Jul 9 OP
tRumps lips are moving again. CentralMass Jul 9 #1
TSF is not in control. Clearly his aides are covering bronxiteforever Jul 9 #2
Old news................ Lovie777 Jul 9 #3
Not only bullshit but Ray Bruns Jul 9 #4
Again, I want to be in charge, but I take no responsibility for a fucking thing. Scalded Nun Jul 9 #5
sure he didn't Skittles Jul 11 #6

bronxiteforever

(10,631 posts)
2. TSF is not in control. Clearly his aides are covering
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:28 AM
Jul 9

up for him. The President is too old and showing cognitive decline.
I am sure we can count on Comer to start issuing subpoenas.

Lovie777

(19,373 posts)
3. Old news................
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:28 AM
Jul 9

and yet the WH really did not do anything but act surprise now?

I call BS. I use to consider giving the GQP a benefit of the doubt but not no more.

Fuck them.

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