Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly spending his time on tasks “well below his pay grade,” and this appears to be directly connected to the ongoing removal of military officials perceived as disloyal. The latest case involves Colonel Dave Butler, a longtime public affairs official for the U.S. Army.
According to The Atlantic, Kori Schake, who directs foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, said, “The secretary of defense is spending his time doing things that those well below his pay grade should be doing. And he is not doing the things that only the secretary of defense can do.” This raises serious questions about what important work is being left unattended.
