Hegseth Gives Troops a Day Off to Vote

Pentagon’s voting gift to officers could blow up in Trump’s face

The Pentagon extended a special offer to its enlisted members to help them vote in the coming midterms, but according to a new breakdown from MS NOW, the gesture could very well have the opposite of its intended impact and blow up in President Donald Trump's face.In a piece published Tuesday morning, MS NOW's Priya Sridhar and Peggy Helman detailed the new initiative in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been granting officers days off to …

Ulterior motive suspected behind Hegseth’s troop vote order — and it could backfire

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a day off so troops can vote in the midterms, but experts say the move may come too late for some absentee ballots to arrive in time, and the troops who do vote may not be as solidly Republican as often assumed.Earlier this month, Hegseth ordered all commanders to hold a one-day “stand down” so service members could vote. He told troops the Pentagon was “not telling you who to vote for,” and his memo or…

Hegseth Gives Troops a Day Off to Vote

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been giving troops a day off to vote, but those votes may not help Republicans as much as Hegseth would like,” MS NOW reports. “The secretary is urging service members to cast their ballots as he ramps up efforts to turn out the vote ahead of November’s midterm elections.” “But […]

Hegseth gave troops a day off to vote, but those votes may not break the way he hopes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been giving troops a day off to vote, but those votes may not help Republicans as much as Hegseth would like. The secretary is urging service members to cast their ballots as he ramps up efforts to turn out the vote ahead of November’s midterm elections. But…