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Leigh Silverton

Leigh Silverton

Leigh Silverton, Ph.D. | Psychologist-writer. I break down minds. Power and pop; feminist fire; Political theory; Psychology

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Steve Schmidt’s nightly lament for the Republic

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The Warning: Questions for the Generals

2 min readSep 27, 2025

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Tonight, America’s entire senior military leadership is summoned to Quantico.

No reason given. No agenda published. Just an order to appear. All of them. Every starched uniform. Every starched ego.

This is either a logistical marvel, a coup rehearsal, or Pete Hegseth finally found a Groupon for a group makeover at the Fox & Friends hair-gel bar.

Jenny, his third wife, designed the room. She is known in Pentagon gossip as “Yoko Ono with a curling iron.” She goes everywhere with Pete — to make sure his shirt is tucked in and his mouth is not suctioned to an open bottle of Korbel.

Pete is always watching. Pete is Champagne on the Wall.

### The Questions
Can you imagine Seal Team 6 breaching the makeup room?

Can you imagine four-star generals saluting a man whose idea of valor is winning a Fox News chili cook-off?

Can you imagine professional warriors forced to rise for the entrance of Secretary Pete and his sidekick, General Caine, Chairman of the Trump Force?

How many ambitious generals are fingering their MAGA selfies in the hope of a promotion?
How many nod gravely when Pete’s extremist pastor declares that gardeners, teenagers, and the father of three Marines are the…

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Leigh Silverton
Leigh Silverton

Written by Leigh Silverton

Leigh Silverton, Ph.D. | Psychologist-writer. I break down minds. Power and pop; feminist fire; Political theory; Psychology