Jack Reed: “I want to thank you, first of all, for your assistance last year for the floods in Rhode Island.”

When President Trump cuts military exercises to flatter a dictator or punishes South Korea for declining to join a war he started, all of our allies – and adversaries – think that America’s commitments are negotiable.

Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved. Indeed, he has weakened our position in the Middle East and the world significantly.

It is far past time for President Trump to recognize the lasting harm that Pete Hegseth is inflicting on the Department of Defense.

A blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.