Pentagon Failed Its 7th Consecutive Financial Audit… Can't Account For What $824B Budget Is Spent On

Posted • November 17, 2024: The words of the day on the Left and in media (pardon the redundancy as always) are "not qualified," and they're being used in reference to any number of Trump Cabinet nominees and others. One look at where their beloved "qualified" people have led the country and all we can say is count us in to get on board with the "not qualified" people. One Trump nominee being called unqualified is Pete Hegseth, who the President Elect wants to head up the Department of Defense. The Democrats are calling Hegseth unqualified, so let's see how the people they think are "qualified" have done: 🚨 The Pentagon has failed its 7th consecutive financial audit. The Pentagon can not account for what it’s $824B budget is spent on. "But progress has been made": Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row but says progress made https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4992913-pentagon-fails-7th-audit-in-a-row-but-says-progress-made/

How many people in the private sector could fail that expensively and consistently and still keep their jobs? Lucky for them it's only taxpayer money. Pretty sure Pete Hegseth won’t let this happen for an 8th time. There's a reason the Hegseth nomination is feared, and it has nothing to do with their definition of "qualified." -- The dismissiveness of Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks in this clip is simply astounding. Jon Stewart points out the Pentagon keeps failing its audits & she literally tries to laugh it off. This is the entrenched mentality the next SecDef will face. (…)

• More at: Twitchy - Let's Check the Latest Pentagon Audit to See How the 'Totally Qualified' Current Leadership Has Performed
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/11/16/lets-check-the-latest-defense-dept-audit-to-see-how-the-totally-qualified-leadership-has-performed-n2403873