{"id":589793,"date":"2026-04-21T16:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=589793"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:34:16","slug":"sec-hegseth-is-standing-between-president-trump-and-a-coup-scholars-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=589793","title":{"rendered":"Sec Hegseth \u2018is standing between President Trump and a coup,\u2019 scholars say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There seems to be a concerted effort to attack Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and one X user thinks it goes beyond anti-Trump sentiment.<\/p>\n

While most of President Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet members have come under fire from the left for simply being associated with his administration, it appears that the campaign against Hegseth is more targeted than others. DataRepublican shares why he thinks this is, and the role that the secretary plays in keeping things together.<\/p>\n

Watch:<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83e\uddf5\" THREAD: The true reason Pete Hegseth is being targeted is because he\u2019s standing between President Trump and a coup@PeteHegseth<\/a> named the institutions\u2026 CFR, Brookings, the general class\u2026 in 37 seconds in a video by @Liz_Wheeler<\/a> . Within 72 hours of his nomination, a color\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DgWilvJlf8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe true reason Pete Hegseth is being targeted is because he\u2019s standing between President Trump and a coup. [Hegseth] named the institutions\u2026 CFR, Brookings, the general class\u2026 in 37 seconds in a video by [Liz Wheeler]. Within 72 hours of his nomination, a color revolution planning document cited him as an insider threat,\u201dthe user wrote. \u201cThey didn\u2019t go after him because of drinking. They didn\u2019t go after him because of women. They went after him because every color revolution manual ever written says the same thing: you cannot topple a government unless the security forces defect. And a loyal Secretary of Defense is the one person who makes sure they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have the receipts. Their own documents. Their own training sessions. Their own words on camera,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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So what did co-author Maria Stephan do next?<\/p>\n

She became Chief Organizer of the Horizons Project. And on July 16, 2025, she trained New Kings participants on video.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity forces refused to obey orders to repress protesters.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/j2R2uh0qSv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis is not my theory. This is theirs. Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan \u2014 the two most cited scholars in the color revolution field \u2014 studied 323 regime change campaigns. Their finding: Security force defections make campaigns FORTY-SIX TIMES more likely to succeed,\u201d the thread continued. \u201cSo what did co-author Maria Stephan do next? She became Chief Organizer of the Horizons Project. And on July 16, 2025, she trained New Kings participants on video. \u2018Security forces refused to obey orders to repress protesters.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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It gets worse. Hardy Merriman \u2014 Gene Sharp\u2019s personal assistant, co-author of the CANVAS regime change field manual used in 50+ countries \u2014 wrote a domestic version.<\/p>\n

It says:<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who serve in government institutions swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. They don\u2019t swear\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/d3f1rEB1D0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201c130,000 people are told: \u2018When they crack and power within them shifts, the entire edifice can crumble.\u2019 \u2018They\u2019 = security forces\u2026 our military. Yes, Stefan\u2019s teachings are now informing a mass American audience that it\u2019s how you bring down a government,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt gets worse. Hardy Merriman \u2014 Gene Sharp\u2019s personal assistant, co-author of the CANVAS regime change field manual used in 50+ countries \u2014 wrote a domestic version. It says: \u2018Those who serve in government institutions swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. They don\u2019t swear allegiance to the president himself.\u2019 Then it teaches them how to defect: call in sick, work slowly, ignore orders, leak to media, publicly defy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Then the operation went live.<\/p>\n

November 11, 2025: The National Lawyers Guild Military Law Task Force publishes \u201cFAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

November 12: Same group publishes a statement calling U.S. Venezuela operations \u201cwar crimes\u201d and declaring officers \u201cshould refuse\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nK9J56b3Jt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cNow look at what their own planning document says about Hegseth. The \u2018Democracy Playbook 2025\u2019 \u2014 the same document that teaches \u2018dealing with security forces\u2019 and color revolution case studies \u2014 cites this in footnote 49: \u2018Pete Hegseth had been flagged by fellow service member as possible \u2018Insider Threat\u201d \u2014 AP, November 15, 2024. 72 hours after his nomination. In a regime change manual,\u201d the thread reads.<\/p>\n

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Six days later. November 18.<\/p>\n

Six Democratic members of Congress \u2014 all military veterans \u2014 release a video telling active-duty troops:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou MUST refuse illegal orders.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/P5iQ2LFQQS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThen the operation went live. November 11, 2025: The National Lawyers Guild Military Law Task Force publishes \u2018FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders.\u2019 November 12: Same group publishes a statement calling U.S. Venezuela operations \u2018war crimes\u2019 and declaring officers \u2018should refuse superior orders.\u2019 Remember these dates,\u201d he advised. \u201cSix days later. November 18. Six Democratic members of Congress \u2014 all military veterans \u2014 release a video telling active-duty troops: \u2018You MUST refuse illegal orders.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The thread continues, but the conclusion is this:<\/p>\n

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CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n

Pete Hegseth named the institutions in 37 seconds. The institutions responded with:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Pre-positioned oppo research activated in 72 hours
\n\u2013 A regime change planning document citing him by name
\n\u2013 A legal predicate for military disobedience published the same week as\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The post reads:<\/p>\n

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Pete Hegseth named the institutions in 37 seconds. The institutions responded with:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Pre-positioned oppo research activated in 72 hours
\n\u2013 A regime change planning document citing him by name
\n\u2013 A legal predicate for military disobedience published the same week as the Seditious Six video
\n\u2013 A pipeline that produced the cohort
\n\u2013 A grand jury they couldn\u2019t win
\n\u2013 A replacement they CAN co-opt
\n\u2013 Braver Angels and MWEG sitting at the same table as the color revolution coordinators
\n\u2013 A physical barricade at the building where the playbook was written<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not trying to get rid of a bad SecDef. They\u2019re trying to remove the one obstacle that makes their entire methodology fail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

X users reacted:<\/p>\n

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Great thread\u2026
\nAs always, bringing receipts\u2026<\/p>\n

But I have to ask, is this all by design?<\/p>\n

We can find a wounded soldier by his heart beat, but we can\u2019t stop the radical left???<\/p>\n

Kinda makes ya wonder\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 patrick (@OGPdawg) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Yeah, we knew something was up. If this were actually about alcohol or women, there wouldn\u2019t be enough cardboard boxes in DC for all the resignations.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Undercurrent (@NotTheirScript) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Thank you for this outstanding thread. The real genius is turning \u201cnonviolent resistance\u201d into a domestic color revolution while labeling any defense of the uniform a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hunter Thompson (@iwastaken) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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