Pete Hegseth shuts down a Microsoft program with engineers linked to the Chinese Communist Party

Pete Hegseth exposes and shuts down a Microsoft program with engineers tied to the Chinese Communist Party

Washington D.C., September 2025 — Conservative host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth has brought to light a highly questionable program inside the Department of Defense, revealing the dangerous involvement of engineers with ties to the Chinese Communist Party in a project supporting Pentagon cloud systems.

The program, known as Digital Escorts, dates back to the Obama-Biden era and was originally designed to comply with contracting requirements in technology environments. However, far from strengthening national security, it exposed the country to unacceptable vulnerabilities. For nearly a decade, Chinese programmers remotely supervised by U.S. contractors had access to sensitive Department of Defense infrastructure, a fact now seen as a serious strategic mistake.

Hegseth, consistent with his “America First” stance, publicly denounced this practice and immediately ordered a review of the situation. According to his statements, allowing Chinese nationals to provide support for defense systems is not only lacking common sense but also endangers the safety of millions of Americans. “It’s over,” he declared firmly, emphasizing that tolerance for such dangerous arrangements has come to an end.

In response, the Department of Defense has issued a formal letter of concern to Microsoft, documenting what they consider a serious breach of trust. The letter also demands an external audit of the Digital Escort program, including both the code and the contributions made by Chinese engineers. Importantly, this audit will be carried out at no additional cost to American taxpayers, highlighting the importance of transparency in this process.

At the same time, Pentagon experts have launched an independent investigation to determine whether any backdoors or malicious modifications were inserted into the code by these engineers. The concern is far from trivial: any hidden alteration could have compromised the nation’s technological sovereignty. “Did they put something in the code we didn’t know about? We’re going to find out,” Hegseth said.

Additionally, all software providers currently working with the Department of Defense must identify and eliminate any involvement of personnel tied to China in critical systems. This measure is intended to immediately close any loopholes that adversarial powers could exploit.

The news has already sparked reactions among national security circles and conservative audiences, who see this case as further evidence of the dangers posed by unchecked technological globalization. For many, the episode confirms that the Obama-Biden administration’s lax policies opened the door to Chinese infiltration in sectors that should have been tightly secured from the start.

What some once considered a cost-cutting strategy in workforce hiring is now viewed as an irresponsible decision that jeopardized the country’s integrity. Hegseth’s firm response seeks to reverse this trend and send a clear message: the United States will not allow its national security to be compromised by corporate interests or past negligence.

With this investigation underway and new safeguards being put in place, the principle is reinforced that national defense must remain in the hands of Americans committed to the values of the republic — not in those who could be used by authoritarian regimes.

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