Welcome to the Jim Acosta Morning MemoThursday morning after two of Trump’s top goons tried to out-do him and Dozin’ Donnie pulled off two more bizarre photo ops. I’m Jim Acosta. Let’s go to work!
Leading off, Pete Hegseth made an absolute spectacle of himself Wednesday, first by appearing in a much-derided series of viral videos that included one that was captioned “This is War.”
Sorry, Pete, to the rest of us that looks like gym class.
Treason For The Seizin’: Then, Hegseth gave an unhinged speech that he dubbed the “State of the Force,” during which he accused the press of “treason.”
A free press is of course important. But partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops in the historic mission they are undertaking is fundamentally anti-American. It is sick. It is a national betrayal. It is treason, actually. I hate to have to say it, but it has to be said.
Trans Hate: The country’s top military official then ticked off a series of insults to brave military veterans that included an anti-trans slur.
We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors. Just tough, ready, committed troops.
It doesn’t get less disgusting the more he says it.
The rest of the speech is almost too much to handle, as Hegseth introduced a robotic command that will be headed by two tech leaders and … Newt Gingrich?
Hegseth also announced a new Faith command and explicitly tied the military’s mission to Christianity.
I am establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report straight to the top. No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the secretary. This will not be a paper-pushing shop. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support. The experts are chaplains, who finally have an advocate in the highest places.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Two hundred and fifty years ago we rejected an earthly king an ocean away, appealing instead to a heavenly king above.
The US Constitution might have a thing or two to say about that.
Base Case: Hegseth also announced a plan to turn US bases into prepper hideouts.
Let’s Build A Fort Guys: And then he unveiled what sounded an awful lot like a land-based Death Star?
Spilling The T: But Hegseth’s entire vibe can be summed up in this chunk about cowboys and testosterone. Check it out.
Or as the president likes to say to me, Pete, central casting. I want central casting. The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in. With testosterone testing on top. Diversity is not our strength. Unity is our strength, because that’s all that really matters when the missiles are flying.
Somebody on a playground somewhere really hurt this guy.
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Box News: But Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to grab his own moment with a truly bizarre hype video for passports that included an unveiling that was giving “Briefcase From Pulp Fiction.”
That’s right, while you can barely afford a tank of gas and a cheeseburger, these guys are building fortresses and golden passport boxes.
No Bueno: But Trump was not to be outdone.
