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West Point has admitted to sharing blatantly false information about Pete Hegseth’s acceptance to the prestigious U.S. military academy. Hegseth himself provided evidence to undercut West Point’s claim, which the academy now asserts was made in “error.” This is another illustration of why we need a Defense Secretary who will clean house and enact reforms at the military academies and in the active duty forces.
Leftist ProPublica reached out to West Point and asked if Hegseth had indeed been accepted there. West Point said no, but Hegseth subsequently posted his acceptance letter on X. A ProPublica editor admitted the error and that the military Academy had apologized for it, but the question remains if the false information was provided through incompetence or out of a vindictive dislike for Trump’s defense secretary pick.
I happen to know that Biden’s Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made jabs at Hegseth during a recent speech at West Point (following his public criticism). Do some West Point employees agree with Austin and want to see Hegseth’s nomination fail? After all, West Point authorities were COVID-19 vaccine tyrants and they are on board with woke DEI — they even offer minors in diversity and inclusion studies. Hegseth wants to get rid of DEI propaganda and policies in the U.S. military. Its advocates are no doubt piqued.
Regardless of the reason, incompetence or wokeness, at least one West Point employee did in fact share false information with a major news outlet. Hegseth posted on Dec. 11, “We understand that ProPublica (the Left Wing hack group) is planning to publish a knowingly false report that I was not accepted to West Point in 1999. Here’s my letter of acceptance signed by West Point Superintendent, Lieutenant General Daniel Christman, US Army.” --->READ MORE HERE
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer and Sen. Tom Cotton slammed West Point on Wednesday for falsely claiming the defense secretary-designate was never accepted into the nation’s top military academy — in potential violation of federal privacy laws, according to letters exclusively obtained by The Post.
Attorney Tim Parlatore and Cotton (R-Ark.) fired off a pair of letters to the US Military Academy’s superintendent, expressing concern that a public affairs officer shared “false information” with a journalist that could have blocked President-elect Donald Trump’s defense pick from confirmation.
“Not only did Mr. Hegseth apply, but he was accepted as a prospective member of the class of 2003,” Parlatore said in a letter to West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland, disclosing a copy later tweeted by his client of the offer of admission in 1999.
“The use of false statements to influence or damage a political nominee’s reputation is particularly concerning, as it may interfere with the democratic process and the fair consideration of candidate for public office,” he added.
Cotton claimed that West Point’s civilian press rep, Theresa Brinkerhoff, also showed “egregiously bad judgment to share such information about the nominee to be Secretary of Defense with a known liberal outlet like ProPublica,” claiming that the reporter at the outlet was preparing “a derogatory hit piece.”
“Perhaps there’s an honest mistake here, though I can’t imagine what it might be,” the Arkansas Republican said. “But I also can’t imagine this action was authorized or known to the West Point leadership.”
A West Point spokesperson later told The Post, “A review of our records indicates Peter Hegseth was offered admission to West Point in 1999 but did not attend. An incorrect statement involving Hegseth’s admission to the U.S. Military Academy was released by an employee on Dec. 10, 2024.”
“Upon further review of an archived database, employees realized this statement was in error,” the rep said. “Hegseth was offered acceptance to West Point as a prospective member of the Class of 2003. The academy takes this situation seriously and apologizes for this administrative error.”
Investigative nonprofit ProPublica, which bills itself as a “nonpartisan, careful and independent,” was reporting a piece on Hegseth’s links to West Point when it got the erroneous statement from the prestigious academy. The story never ran after the publication eventually received a copy of Hegseth’s admission letter. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
+++++West Point Refuses To Say If Officials Who Spread False Info About Pete Hegseth’s Academy Record Will Be Punished+++++
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