Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Steve Hayes is joined by Kevin Williamson and Mike Warren to discuss Pete Hegseth’s purge of senior military leadership, our relationships with European allies, and the dismissal of Folarin Balogun’s red card.

The Agenda:
—Pete Hegseth’s Warped Vision for the Military
—Firing of Army Gen. Chris Donahue
—Hegseth’s feud with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll
—Celebrity politics
—Gratitude for the French
—Abandoning Europe
—NWYT: Folarin Balogun’s red card

Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/why-our-european-allies-cant-count-on-us