Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller

Yeah, the takeaway is, bottom line, the warrior class overwhelmingly wants Pete Hegseth. I mean, I called everyone. I mean, if you remember Scott Mann, the Operation Pineapple guy, if you remember Matthew Lohmeyer, who asked the question to President Trump. I've talked to all these guys on the phone, the Black Rifle Coffee guys, Eddie Gallagher. I mean, the list goes on and on.

Yeah, the takeaway is, bottom line, the warrior class overwhelmingly wants Pete Hegseth. I mean, I called everyone. I mean, if you remember Scott Mann, the Operation Pineapple guy, if you remember Matthew Lohmeyer, who asked the question to President Trump. I've talked to all these guys on the phone, the Black Rifle Coffee guys, Eddie Gallagher. I mean, the list goes on and on.

I've talked to probably 50 influential military influencers. Not a single one doesn't overwhelmingly support Pete Hegseth. I've spoken to the congressmen that I respect the most, whether it's Mast, Mills, these actual warriors of our generation, they all support Pete Hegseth. And so first step was making sure that I could get the pulse of the community.

I've talked to probably 50 influential military influencers. Not a single one doesn't overwhelmingly support Pete Hegseth. I've spoken to the congressmen that I respect the most, whether it's Mast, Mills, these actual warriors of our generation, they all support Pete Hegseth. And so first step was making sure that I could get the pulse of the community.

And once I realized that the pulse of the community was absolutely wanted him. I had to figure out how I could unify this voice. So what I've done is I've gathered up all the petitions out there because there's a Navy SEAL petition with over 3,000 signatures. There's a Heritage Foundation petition. There's a Green Beret petition. There's a Vets for Pete petition. So I've gathered all of these up.

And once I realized that the pulse of the community was absolutely wanted him. I had to figure out how I could unify this voice. So what I've done is I've gathered up all the petitions out there because there's a Navy SEAL petition with over 3,000 signatures. There's a Heritage Foundation petition. There's a Green Beret petition. There's a Vets for Pete petition. So I've gathered all of these up.

And then I plan to go up to Capitol Hill on Wednesday and meet with U.S. senators and their staffs that are willing to to talk to me. So I've got at least 10 meetings on Wednesday, which is huge.

And then I plan to go up to Capitol Hill on Wednesday and meet with U.S. senators and their staffs that are willing to to talk to me. So I've got at least 10 meetings on Wednesday, which is huge.

And, you know, you know, one of them, like Ricketts office, who's meeting with us, he's the chair of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, being able to hand him these petitions and tell him exactly what I'm telling you. You know, Pete Hegseth is obviously a smart guy, Princeton, Harvard, great orator on Fox and Friends. But the reason

And, you know, you know, one of them, like Ricketts office, who's meeting with us, he's the chair of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, being able to hand him these petitions and tell him exactly what I'm telling you. You know, Pete Hegseth is obviously a smart guy, Princeton, Harvard, great orator on Fox and Friends. But the reason

that veterans want him so bad is because he's an outside establishment pick. Not only is a combat veteran from our generation, but you know, the last two general officers have literally gone from the board of the military industrial complex, the sec depth, and then they go back, you know, Austin is Raytheon. Mattis was general dynamics, Dunford, Lockheed Martin. I mean, it's,

that veterans want him so bad is because he's an outside establishment pick. Not only is a combat veteran from our generation, but you know, the last two general officers have literally gone from the board of the military industrial complex, the sec depth, and then they go back, you know, Austin is Raytheon. Mattis was general dynamics, Dunford, Lockheed Martin. I mean, it's,

The ties to the military industrial complex is a real problem. But even more so, these senior military leaders that get selected, they protect the status quo. Why? Because their authority comes from navigating the current system. And the current system is what needs overhauled. And that's why I think someone like Pete Hegseth is so important.

The ties to the military industrial complex is a real problem. But even more so, these senior military leaders that get selected, they protect the status quo. Why? Because their authority comes from navigating the current system. And the current system is what needs overhauled. And that's why I think someone like Pete Hegseth is so important.

We have a Secretary of Defense that testified to Congress in May that the Afghan National Security Force could withstand the Taliban advance. We have chairmen of Joint Chiefs who the commandant is a member of that. We're supposed to advise on military policy. We have a Marine combatant commander. All of these people are supposed to advise.

We have a Secretary of Defense that testified to Congress in May that the Afghan National Security Force could withstand the Taliban advance. We have chairmen of Joint Chiefs who the commandant is a member of that. We're supposed to advise on military policy. We have a Marine combatant commander. All of these people are supposed to advise.

And I'm not saying we've got to be in Afghanistan forever, but I am saying – Did any of you throw your rank on the table and say, hey, it's a bad idea to evacuate Bagram Airfield, the strategic air base, before we evacuate everyone? Did anyone do that? And when you didn't think to do that, did anyone raise their hand and say, we completely messed this up?

And I'm not saying we've got to be in Afghanistan forever, but I am saying – Did any of you throw your rank on the table and say, hey, it's a bad idea to evacuate Bagram Airfield, the strategic air base, before we evacuate everyone? Did anyone do that? And when you didn't think to do that, did anyone raise their hand and say, we completely messed this up?

And from my position, potentially all those people did die in vain if we don't have senior leaders that own up and raise their hand and say, we did not do this well in the end.

And from my position, potentially all those people did die in vain if we don't have senior leaders that own up and raise their hand and say, we did not do this well in the end.