Pete Hegseth’s hellish trials: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 16, 2025

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The Issue: Senate confirmation hearings for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth.

Democrats person acted disrespectfully during this confirmation proceeding (“Heg­seth braves Senate smears,” Jan. 15).

Today’s American subject seems to revolve excessively overmuch astir the ground of contention and sex identity, and is governed by those who propulsion DEI narratives. Pete Hegseth, if confirmed arsenic Defense secretary, volition cure this nonsense and instrumentality this nation’s subject apparatus to a meritocracy-based war-fighting system.

Earl Beal

Terre Haute, Ind.

In a fruitless effort to derail the information of Pete Hegseth to beryllium caput of Defense, Sen. Mazie Hirono went disconnected connected 1 of her chaotic assaults connected thing Republican. Fortunately the nationalist has go omniscient to this shtick.

Bob Heier

Estero, Fla.

If Pete Hegseth is not confirmed arsenic caput of Defense, past the senators voting against him should beryllium ashamed.

His qualifications and world grounds afloat marque him a large acceptable for the position, particularly due to the fact that of his galore tours successful Afghanistan and his grounds of going to 2 Ivy League schools. Our state needs Hegseth to tally the Defense Department. He has what it takes to get the occupation done.

Ann Pooler Barbera

Fort Pierce, Fla.

The Democrats beryllium it to America to unafraid the confirmation of Pete Hegseth. With his nomination, recruitment would beryllium done the roof. Pete Hegseth volition support the bid and America harmless due to the fact that the commander-in-chief demands it.

JR Cummings

Manhattan

I consciousness atrocious for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth. He was grilled by Democrats, praised by Republicans. Why can’t we each conscionable get along?

Matt Engel

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Sen. Roger Wicker, president of the Senate Armed Services Committee, described Pete Hegseth arsenic an “unconventional candidate” to beryllium the adjacent Defense chief.

Having heard that, I’m wondering if Sen. Bill Cassidy, president of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, volition usage those aforesaid words erstwhile helium introduces Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his committee members.

Paul L. Newman

Merion Station, Pa.

The Issue: A national justice ordering Suffolk County to wage $60 cardinal for detaining migrants.

That aged acquainted operation from Oliver Twist — that “the instrumentality is simply a ass” — played retired past week successful Suffolk County erstwhile national Judge William Kuntz ruled that the Suffolk sheriff’s bureau had violated the “constitutional rights” of amerciable immigrants by holding them for deportation (“$60M Bill for NY’s Migrant Madness,” Editorial, Jan. 10).

Attorney General Letitia James had besides filed a little connected behalf of the migrants. One would’ve thought that communal consciousness would’ve prevailed, due to the fact that the migration instrumentality was breached with the archetypal amerciable entry. States’ rights seemed to person trumped that, however.

To forestall aboriginal ambiguity, determination indispensable beryllium practice betwixt ICE, Homeland Security and section authorities. Now Suffolk region has been socked with a $60 cardinal fine, which volition nary uncertainty beryllium appealed.

Michael Headley

Brooklyn

Letitia James is astatine it again. She supported a suit against Suffolk County due to the fact that it turns migrants implicit to ICE. We should statesman the impeachment of national judges who marque specified brainsick rulings. We should besides cooperate with ICE. Every 1 of these Democratic lawmakers and officials should beryllium removed from office, starting with James.

Mindy Rader

New City

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