# Steve Schmidt: Pete Hegseth Is a Broken Man with a Blackened Heart

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Podcast: [The Warning with Steve Schmidt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-warning-with-steve-schmidt-6301038)
Published: 2026-05-04T18:19:54+00:00
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## Resource

Congressman Jason Crow says there is something broken in Pete Hegseth and he is absolutely right. Steve Schmidt breaks down Hegseth's insidious conduct and explains why Donald Trump, who is responsible for this ignominious drunk, must fire him. Today's Merch: Secretary of War Crimes https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/secretary-of-war-crimes-sweatshirt?_pos=2&_psq=war+crimes&_ss=e&_v=1.0 SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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