Hegseth hired conservative influencers who amplify his ‘warrior ethos’ mantra, according to report
- A handful of high-profile conservative influencers have reportedly been working as undisclosed government employees and using their huge social media followings to praise Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and defend the Trump administration’s policies.
- Among them are Rob Maness, a retired Army Air Force colonel with more than 130,000 followers on X, and Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel with more than 600,000 followers on X, according to the Washington Post.
- Maness and Schlichter have active government email addresses ending in “.civ” – meaning they are civilian employees – and are assigned t
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- A handful of high-profile conservative influencers have reportedly been working as undisclosed government employees and using their huge social media followings to praise Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and defend the Trump administration’s policies.
- Among them are Rob Maness, a retired Army Air Force colonel with more than 130,000 followers on X, and Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel with more than 600,000 followers on X, according to the Washington Post.
- Maness and Schlichter have active government email addresses ending in “.civ” – meaning they are civilian employees – and are assigned t
Sources: The Independent