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Podcast: Majority 54
Episode: Politicizing the Military
Description: This week, Jason Kander is joined by Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, who is subbing in as host while Ravi travels, to break down Trumpâs disastrous speech in front of military generals after Pete Hegsethâs âWarrior Ethosâ address at Quantico, where senior commanders were summoned from across the world and greeted the remarks with stone-cold silence. They analyze Hegsethâs social-media boastââToday, we end the War on Warriorsââthe awkward pauses when he expected applause, and the eerie lack of reaction from those in attendance. Kander and Rieckhoff also div...