Democrats Are Fighting the WRONG Battle Over Hegseth

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Chris Cuomo

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Chris Cuomo breaks down why the outrage over Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal is missing the point — and why Democrats are setting themselves up to lose again. From the Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case to Trump’s grip on media narratives, Cuomo argues that focusing on gotchas instead of principles like due process, 80/20 issues, and strategic messaging is a recipe for failure. He calls out media hypocrisy, explains why Hegseth likely isn’t going anywhere, and challenges both parties to stop chasing outrage and start delivering solutions. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you want to know how to beat MAGA, you got to study what's happening with Secretary Hegsef,
0:05.9	because you're not learning the lesson.
0:16.4	Chris Cuomo here. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project.
0:19.5	If you look at what's going on with the
0:21.7	Secretary of Defense, you will see why you are always on defense against MAGA. First,
0:28.6	I'll break it down for you in terms of the elements of what's going on. And then we'll look at
0:34.2	how the agitation, the reaction, and ultimately the failure of many in the media and on the left to do anything about what they see as a huge problem and what can be better.
0:47.6	Okay?
0:48.0	So what is going on with Hegsef?
0:50.3	He's sloppy.
0:51.7	He doesn't understand the right way to do things.
0:53.6	But most importantly, he doesn't give his shit about consequences.
0:58.0	Right?
0:59.0	Why? Because he's not going to have any.
1:00.0	Here's what you're missing when you look at signal.
1:02.0	You can make it seem like it's a really big deal.
1:05.0	Holy cow, you're talking about war plans with people who aren't vetted on an unsafe communication channel? Here's the problem
1:12.6	with the analysis. That's all true what I just said. Shouldn't be on signal, not supposed to be
1:18.5	on signal, not supposed to be on devices that aren't government vetted and controlled, not supposed
1:23.6	to be talking to people that aren't vetted and controlled and have that type of clearance,
1:28.2	not supposed to be talking about that kind of sensitive stuff, but why, why, why? Why do each of
1:33.9	those rules and don'ts exist? Why do those don'ts exist? Because you can screw shit up. You can
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