Randy Manner

“He has done more harm to the national security of the United States than any secretary of defense since the country was created.”

Randy Manner · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Manner said Hegseth has done more harm to US national security than any prior defense secretary.

“These are for training the rest of the force,”

Randy Manner · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Manner explained that readiness accounts are for training the rest of the force.

“I have firsthand knowledge of people who are serving on active duty who echo the exact same concerns that we are headed to a situation where we can no longer defend Taiwan, that we are very unlikely to be able to defend even, quite frankly, South Korea,”

Randy Manner · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Manner said serving officers echo concerns that the US may no longer be able to defend Taiwan or South Korea.

“The secretary of defense is a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States and the world,”

Randy Manner · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

A retired major general criticized Pete Hegseth as a danger to national security.

“So the rest of the force is losing training hours, equipment and money for maintenance and operations. The rest of the military is significantly degraded.”

Randy Manner · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Manner said the rest of the military is significantly degraded due to funding being diverted to the Iran war.