Top Dem predicts which Cabinet member Trump will fire next - BERITAJA

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries publically named Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arsenic the adjacent Trump Cabinet charismatic headed for the exit. Jeffries said astatine the National Action Network‘s National Convention astatine the Sheraton successful New York City, the civilian authorities organization’s 35th yearly gathering.

After being introduced by Rev. Al Sharpton, Jeffries referenced Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi leaving the Cabinet while outlining Democratic hopes for the midterms.

During his remarks, Jeffries offered a pointed governmental forecast. “Watch, watch this,” he said. “Kristi Noem is gone. Pam Bondi is gone. And Pete Hegseth is adjacent up.” The statement drew a beardown consequence from the crowd, pinch Jeffries framing the exits arsenic signs of dysfunction wrong the Trump administration. “We person a hater successful the White House. Haters successful the Congress. And haters passim the Cabinet — but we are moving connected this,” he said.

Jeffries targets Hegseth complete DEI rollback

Jeffries spent overmuch of his reside criticizing Hegseth complete the administration’s crackdown connected diversity, equity and inclusion programs, arguing the defense caput lacks the opinionated to lead specified efforts.

He said the management was carrying retired an “all-out battle connected civilian rights” and added that “No matter what these extremists are trying to do pinch their all-out battle connected civilian rights, connected voting rights, surely connected diversity, equity and inclusion — and we won’t fto these extremists get distant pinch lying to the American people.”

Jeffries cited the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, arguing it supports the principles of equity nether the law.

He past turned straight to Hegseth and said, “Just look astatine who they put successful complaint of the onslaught connected DEI. Pete Hegseth. The about unqualified Secretary of Defense successful American history. You don’t person the opinionated to speech anyone. This feline can’t shape a two-car funeral. He was a Fox News big and now he’s the Secretary of Defense. No wonderment things are turning retired truthful horrifically complete successful the Middle East.”

String of scandals about Hegseth

Since taking office, Hegseth has faced repeated controversy.

In March 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, reported he was accidentally included successful a Signal group chat wherever Hegseth shared specifications about attacks successful Yemen hours earlier they occurred. The chat included elder officials specified arsenic Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

A Pentagon watchdog later recovered Hegseth violated protocol by utilizing his individual telephone for charismatic communications and warned it risked exposing delicate subject information, including specifications of the Yemen airstrike shared done Signal.

Reports later said Hegseth besides utilized his individual telephone to stock classified accusation about planned strikes connected Houthi targets pinch his wife, relative and lawyer, a abstracted disclosure from the earlier incident. BERITAJA reported the White House was considering replacing Hegseth, though Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied it. Former Pentagon charismatic John Ullyot wrote successful Politico the business had go “total chaos, a awesome distraction for the president,” adding it was “hard to spot Hegseth remaining overmuch longer.”

Democrats vow to support up pressure

Jeffries besides outlined a much fierce Democratic approach. The aforesaid day, he joined House Democrats to request an extremity to what he called Trump’s “reckless warfare of choice” and said they would unit a ballot connected a War Powers Resolution erstwhile the House returns.

On Noem, Jeffries said Democrats person not decided whether to proceed a general investigation but will “make judge that each azygous payer dollar is accounted for that she was allowed to brazenly abuse.”

Pam Bondi and Donald Trump whitethorn deliberation her firing gets her retired of testifying to the Oversight Committee.

They are incorrect – and we look guardant to proceeding from her nether oath. https://t.co/PVtvjlny5Q

— Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) April 2, 2026

On Bondi, Democrats said her departure would not extremity oversight. Rep. Robert Garcia, the apical Democrat connected the House Oversight Committee, said, “Pam Bondi and Donald Trump whitethorn deliberation her firing gets her retired of testifying to the Oversight Committee. They are incorrect — and we look guardant to proceeding from her nether oath.”