I suspect that some late-night deal was made that changed her mind. There's an unspoken, but very old, principle in Washington that goes "Yes has no power." In other words, if an official first says "No" to a proposal, then people will deal and trade something of value to get to a "Yes." But if the official first says "Yes," then he/she has no bargaining power.
But the question is, what did Hegseth concede to? Surely it can't be so thing as simple as providing stiffer punishments to sexual abusers within DOD. Any idiot off the street could promise that to her. I wanna see who paid her off and for how much.
It didn't necessarily involve Hegseth himself, could have been any number of personas or agencies... from the Trump transition team, Trump himself, a Trump-friendly person in Congress. Working the system can involve many different players and power brokers. I don't know if Hegseth himself would have the means or leverage to prompt such a change.
I suspect that some late-night deal was made that changed her mind. There's an unspoken, but very old, principle in Washington that goes "Yes has no power." In other words, if an official first says "No" to a proposal, then people will deal and trade something of value to get to a "Yes." But if the official first says "Yes," then he/she has no bargaining power.
But the question is, what did Hegseth concede to? Surely it can't be so thing as simple as providing stiffer punishments to sexual abusers within DOD. Any idiot off the street could promise that to her. I wanna see who paid her off and for how much.
It didn't necessarily involve Hegseth himself, could have been any number of personas or agencies... from the Trump transition team, Trump himself, a Trump-friendly person in Congress. Working the system can involve many different players and power brokers. I don't know if Hegseth himself would have the means or leverage to prompt such a change.