Pete Hegseth says ‘accountability is coming’ to the Pentagon

Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon, says that accountability would be coming for all levels of military officials, if he is confirmed for the job.

“Accountability is coming, because everybody in this room knows, if you’re a rifleman and you lose your rifle, they’re throwing the book at you. But if you’re a general who loses a war, you get a promotion,” Hegseth says, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“Everyone from the top, from the most senior general to the most lowly private, (we) will ensure that they’re treated fairly.”

Reuters has reported that members of Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff.