New York Yankees legend Reggie Jackson took a shot at War Secretary Pete Hegseth over the weekend as he criticized the decision to shake up leadership in the military.
General Randy George, a Biden appointee, was told to step down and take immediate retirement on Thursday, on a day where rumors flew about both Hegseth and Donald Trump cleaning house.
The Pentagon confirmed to the Daily Mail that two more high-level members of the Army had been fired: General David Hodne, head of the Army Transformation and Training Command; and Major General William Green Jr, the head of the Army’s chaplain corps.
Baseball Hall of Famer Jackson took issue with the firings, which came amid the United States’ ongoing conflict with Iran.
‘What’s happening with our Sec of Defense. How do we get rid of all that experience at this time? Help me I don’t get it. Getting rid of The Chaplin (sic) leader?’ Jackson wrote on X.
‘What? We’ve got a war going on and we’re getting rid of most of our experience and knowledge built with uniform time.’
New York Yankees legend Reggie Jackson (L) took a shot at War Secretary Pete Hegseth (R)
It wasn’t the first time that the former right fielder has publicly criticized the Trump administration.
Back in January, Jackson hit out at Trump for launching a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
In a social media post, the legendary slugger accused the president of trying to intimidate the Fed through legal action. Jackson also applauded JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon for rallying behind Powell amid the Justice Department’s criminal inquiry.
Meanwhile, the New York Post reported Friday that one of the potential cabinet members on the chopping block, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, led to George’s firing because the two are close.
George was Driscoll’s top aide and an official said that Hegseth has been worried Driscoll would replace him ever since the infamous March 2025 group chat fiasco.
‘This is all driven by the insecurity and paranoia that Pete has developed since Signal-gate. Unfortunately, it is stoked by some of his closest aides who should be trying to calm the waters,’ they said.
The White House backed Driscoll in a statement last night and a source said Hegseth ‘can’t fire’ Driscoll for the time being.
‘He is very concerned about being fired and he knows that Driscoll is one of the top contenders, or a natural contender, to succeed him,’ the source added.
Baseball Hall of Famer Jackson took issue with the decision to shake up military leadership
US Army Vice Chief of Staff General Randy George was let go by Hegseth on Thursday
The firing of George is an attempt to get rid of anyone perceived to be an ally of Driscoll, who is also said to be close to Vice President JD Vance.
‘Essentially Hegseth has frozen him out and tried to sideline him behind the scenes. Hegseth wants to fire him, but Vance has his back.’
A second source claims that Driscoll’s involvement in negotiations with Ukraine have Hegseth worried.
‘Pete got very paranoid about Driscoll talking behind his back to others in the military.
‘It’s really gotten under Hegseth’s skin. He’s trying to make everyone around [Driscoll] suffer for no reason.’
