Yankees legend Reggie Jackson criticizes Pete Hegseth's leadership amid Iran conflict

Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson criticized War Secretary Pete Hegseth connected Friday implicit the determination to shingle up enactment amid the ongoing subject cognition successful Iran.

Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to measurement down and instrumentality contiguous status connected Thursday.  A elder War Department authoritative told Fox News that Hegseth called George and asked for his contiguous retirement, saying, "It was clip for a enactment alteration successful the Army."

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a property briefing astatine the Pentagon successful Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Gen. David Hodne, who led the U.S. Army’s Transformation and Training Command, and Maj. Gen. William Green, the caput of the Army’s Chaplain Corps, were besides ousted, according to Reuters.

The erstwhile New York Yankees prima was captious of the moves.

"What’s happening with our Sec of Defense. How bash we get escaped of each that acquisition astatine this time? Help maine I don’t get it. Getting escaped of The Chaplin (sic) leader?" Jackson wrote connected X.

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New York Yankees peculiar advisor Reggie Jackson bats during signifier earlier a crippled against the Philadelphia Phillies astatine Citizens Bank Park successful Philadelphia, Pa., connected June 25, 2018. (Eric Hartline/USA TODAY Sports)

"What? We’ve got a warfare going connected and we’re getting escaped of astir of our acquisition and cognition built with azygous time."

War Department main spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed George’s determination successful a station connected X.

"General Randy A. George volition beryllium retiring from his presumption arsenic the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effectual immediately," helium wrote. "The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of work to our nation. We privation him good successful his retirement."

Hegseth announced past period changes to subject "faith codes" arsenic helium began to overhaul the Pentagon Chaplain corps. He vowed that much changes would beryllium coming.

Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is introduced during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonial astatine the Clark Sports Center successful Cooperstown, N.Y., connected July 27, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)

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Fox News’ Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

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