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Ko će platiti za poraz: Pit Hegset žrtveno jagnje republikanaca posle izbora za Kongres?
Hegset je ličnost koja izaziva oštre podele u američkoj politici, a neprijatelje je stekao čak i unutar sopstvene, Republikanske stranke
Čini se da bi Pit Hegset mogao da snosi krivicu za poraz republikanaca na izborima na sredini mandata, iako Donald Tramp glasno podržava svog ministra odbrane.
Rat u Iranu – koji su i glasači i Tramp označili kao ključni razlog za poraze republikanaca na izborima za Kongres – "bio je prvenstveno poduhvat koji je vodilo 'Ministarstvo rata', jer ste odlučili da preduzmete vojnu akciju kako biste rešili spoljnopolitičko pitanje", izjavio je za Si-En-En jedan bivši visoki zvaničnik Pentagona.
"Ako predsednik ozbiljno misli da neko treba da snosi odgovornost za to, onda je to Pit Hegset", dodao je u intervjuu za Si-En-En jedan republikanac blizak Beloj kući. "Pit je od samog početka iznosio neistine ili pogrešne informacije – a ni jedno ni drugo nije prihvatljivo – kada je reč o vremenskim okvirima, ciljevima i zadacima."
U sredu je američki potpredsednik Džej Di Vens javno doveo u pitanje da li je rat u Iranu bio vredan truda, navodeći da je on republikance koštao kontrole nad Kongresom.
One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 4, 2026
Tomas Masi, republikanski kongresmen iz Kentakija, već je podneo osam tačaka za opoziv Hegseta i planira da uskoro inicira glasanje o opozivu u Predstavničkom domu.
Tramp je više puta stao u odbranu Hegseta. Kada su ga novinari u sredu pitali da li razmišlja o njegovoj smeni, odgovorio je: "Ne, mislim da on radi veoma dobar posao."
Kingsli Vilson, sekretar za odnose s javnošću u Pentagonu, izjavio je za list Ju-Es-Ej tudej da je celo ministarstvo "ujedinjeno oko vizije ministra i nastaviće da radi na tome da naši borci i Amerika budu na prvom mestu."
Tramp je opisao Hegseta kao ključnog zagovornika ovog nepopularnog sukoba, rekavši 23. marta: "Pite, mislim da si ti bio prvi koji je progovorio, rekavši: 'Hajde da to uradimo, jer ne smemo dozvoliti da dođu do nuklearnog oružja.'"
Hegset je ličnost koja izaziva oštre podele u američkoj politici, a neprijatelje je stekao čak i unutar sopstvene, Republikanske stranke. Tom Tilis, republikanski senator SAD, izjavio je za "Si-Bi-Es njuz" da Hegseta čeka "suočavanje sa posledicama", te da njegov zategnut odnos sa zakonodavcima potkopava napore Trampove administracije da u Kongresu izdejstvuje paket za vojnu potrošnju vredan 1,5 biliona dolara.
"Smatram da nakon izbora moramo utvrditi da li je on zaista najbolja osoba koja će te potrebe predstaviti Kongresu – ukoliko se želi da se bilo šta postigne pre kraja rada ovog saziva Kongresa, do čijeg je kraja preostalo svega 60 dana", rekao je Tilis u trenutku kada su pristizali rezultati izbora na sredini mandata.
Demokrate su najavile da će istražiti Hegseta i njegov način upravljanja Pentagonom. Prema rečima njegovih saradnika, ta istraga bi mogla obuhvatiti sve – od njegovog postupanja u vezi sa ratom protiv Irana, pa sve do čistki visokih vojnih oficira, uključujući i načelnika Združenog generalštaba.
Takođe bi mogao biti pod lupom zbog svoje politike prema Ukrajini, kao i zbog vojnih udara SAD na plovila u latinoameričkim vodama za koja se sumnja da su korišćena za krijumčarenje droge – poteza koje pojedine demokrate karakterišu kao moguće ratne zločine.
Adam Smit, demokratski član Predstavničkog doma – od koga se očekuje da sledeće godine preuzme predsedavanje Odborom za oružane snage – obećao je temeljan nadzor nad svim aspektima rada, počevši od rata protiv Irana, pa sve do onoga što je nazvao urušavanjem "apolitičnih temelja oružanih snaga".
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