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Pete Hegseth turned Project Meridian into a SpaceX sales office

By appointing Elon Musk to co-direct Project Meridian, Pete Hegseth replaces military strategy with corporate self-dealing and creates an unmanageable conflict of interest.

By Nikhil Raghavan · October 4, 2026

Pete Hegseth cuts bloated Pentagon brass to restore deterrence

Pete Hegseth cut bloated top brass and overhauled military priorities at Quantico, restoring the lethal readiness and raw deterrence our armed forces need to win.

By Grant Colby · October 1, 2026

Pete Hegseth hands future Pentagon strategy to Elon Musk

By Tom Beckwith · October 1, 2026