Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles: Washington Post

Outrage after MAGA influencers secretly hired at the Pentagon: 'We are so screwed'

Political analysts and observers were outraged on Sunday after The Washington Post uncovered a MAGA influence operation being conducted inside the Pentagon. The Post reported, citing people familiar with the operation, that the Pentagon hired several MAGA influencers as employees to amplify Pete Hegseth's viewpoints and to "attack those who scrutinize the Trump administration." Two of the hires mentioned in the report are Rob Maness, a retired A…

The Pentagon hires military “bloggers” to wage a “cultural war”

The Pentagon has secretly appointed several conservative military veterans with large followings on the internet to government posts. Each of the “influencers” amplifies the viewpoint of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and “attacks” those who...

Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles

Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.

Pentagon Secretly Puts Military Influencers in Civilian Roles

“The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s viewpoints and attack those who scrutinize the Trump administration,” the Washington Post reports. “At least some of the influencers have been assigned to civilian roles that could […]