VoteVets Statement: “Clueless, Self-Aggrandizing” Civilian Military Leadership Makes U.S. Less Secure

Washington, DC – Today, in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bizarre gathering of hundreds of generals and admirals at Quantico, Virginia, VoteVets Senior Advisor Major General Paul Eaton, US Army, retired, released the following statement:

“I speak for a lot of former general officers when I say I couldn’t be prouder of our highest-ranking leaders for maintaining an apolitical face under immense pressure.

“Yet, I am saddened for our military that they have to ensure such Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bizarre gathering of hundreds of generals and admirals at Quantico, Virginia. At a time when American families — military families included — are struggling with exploding inflation, Pete Hegseth spent millions to fly in all of our generals and admirals to rant about facial hair and brag about how many pull-ups he can do, and have Donald Trump sleepwalk through a list of partisan gripes. These are not serious people and they are making us less secure — not more lethal.”