Former Marine fighter pilot and current Newsmax host Greg Kelly continued his war on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday morning over reports that the Donald Trump appointee has ousted another high-ranking Pentagon official.
On Wednesday, Hegseth countermanded an order that would have punished two Apache helicopter Army pilots for doing a fly-by above aging rocker Kid Rock’s estate in Tennessee, which drew Kelly’s ire and led him to write on X: “So what if those 'fly boys' flew by Madonna’s house and Took a Bow? Or Robert DeNiro. That would Not be cool, right? But it’s just fine for Kid Rockhead? What an amateur move, posting it on Social Media."
He then added, “Meanwhile, HEGSETH runs the Pentagon like he ran his phony 'non-profits' —RECKLESSLY. He has No business Micro-Managing Army Units. They MUST Discipline Hot Dog Pilots performing Unauthorized Stunts. Because Next Time something could go Very Very Bad."
On Friday morning, he continued his war on the DOD secretary by accusing him of “Weirdo DRAMA," tied to the firing of Army Chief of Staff General Randy A George, which was described by the New York Times as “a move that reflects growing hostility between Mr. Hegseth and the Army’s leadership, military officials said.”
The conservative Kelly, a longtime Trump apologist, seemed to agree in a very Trumpesque post on X where he made accusations against the former Fox News personality..“Hegseth….Weirdo DRAMA ‘somehow’ follows this guy everywhere he goes. The word is another General ‘looked at him funny’ so PETE (drunk on power-hopefully just power) Fired the guy. From ‘Fox and Friends’ Birthday Parties to the SITUATION ROOM, it’s always A Problem with this guy. He Lied to the Trump Admin about his extensive Personal Issues, and now he’s blowing up Army Careers of Good Men—because of his personal INSECURITY. Paranoid Pete!”