Former top aide in brutal takedown of Hegseth: ‘Fox News fire-breather’
John Ullyot said the defense secretary is a drag on Donald Trump and argued his leadership has left the Pentagon in disarray.
- This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth narrowly survived an impeachment resolution after Eleven House Democrats missed the 211-204 vote, allowing Republicans to shelve the articles.
- Rep. Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution included eight articles charging Hegseth with "high crimes and misdemeanors," including waging war in Iran without congressional authorization, following criticism of the Defense Department.
- Ullyot told CNN's Erin Burnett that Hegseth "looked like a Fox News fire breather" during his recent news conference, arguing the secretary prioritizes himself over the troops.
- In his new book "The President Deserves Better," Ullyot traces the "downward spiral" of Hegseth and Veterans Affairs official David Shulkin, both accused of prioritizing personal agendas over President Donald Trump's.
- Ullyot argued that with "two years left on the clock," Trump "doesn't need this headache," and that Hegseth, confirmed only after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote, was never the unifying figure needed.
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Hegseth's own ex-spokesman delivers epic putdown live on TV: 'Fox News fire breather'
Pete Hegseth's own former top Pentagon spokesman went on CNN and shredded the defense secretary as a "Fox News fire breather" who was unfit for the job from the start.John Ullyot, who stepped down from his role as the Defense Department's top communications official in the spring of 2025, sat down with Erin Burnett just hours after Hegseth narrowly survived an impeachment push on the House floor. Eleven House Democrats missed the 211-204 vote, h…
Ex-Top Pentagon Spox Brutally SHREDS 'Fox News Fire Breather' Pete Hegseth
While Whiskey Pete may have just narrowly avoided a humiliating impeachment in Congress this week, his own former top Pentagon spokesman is warning his ex-boss not to get too comfortable; it's only a matter of time. John Ullyot resigned as the Pentagon's chief spokesperson in April 2025, making it clear that the US Department of Defense had devolved into a state of "total disarray" under its new defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who didn't earn …
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Staten Island AdvanceFormer top aide in brutal takedown of Hegseth: ‘Fox News fire-breather’
A former spokesman for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called his ex-boss a “Fox News fire-breather” and said it’s only a matter of time before Hegseth is impeached. Speaking on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Tuesday, ex-Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot called Hegseth “bombastic” and said Hegseth wasn’t fit to be defense secretary.
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