The Dispatch Podcast

Why Our European Allies Can’t Count On Us

The Dispatch Podcast

Show Notes

Steve Hayes is joined by Kevin Williamson and Mike Nelson to discuss Pete Hegseth’s purge of senior military leadership, our relationships with European allies, and the dismissal of Folarin Balogun’s red card.

The Agenda:

—Pete Hegseth’s Warped Vision for the Military

—Firing of Army Gen. Chris Donahue

—Hegseth’s feud with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll

—Celebrity politics

—Gratitude for the French

—Abandoning Europe

—NWYT: Folarin Balogun’s red card

Show notes:

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