{"id":1146,"date":"2026-07-23T16:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:11:15","slug":"senior-pentagon-official-placed-on-leave-after-slamming-trump-vowing-to-undo-his-policies-in-hidden-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1146","title":{"rendered":"Senior Pentagon Official Placed on Leave After Slamming Trump, Vowing to Undo His Policies in Hidden Video"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A senior Pentagon official has been placed on administrative leave after being caught on undercover video badmouthing President Donald Trump and discussing his plan to \u201cundo\u201d the administration\u2019s policies after the president leaves office.<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Keefe Media Group (OMG) targeted Brandon Newsom, who oversees corporate operations in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, as part of a series of hidden-camera investigations exposing the deep state.<\/p>\n

With only a fake mustache as a disguise, undercover journalist James O\u2019Keefe went on a \u201cdate\u201d with Newsom at a restaurant, where he dished about how unelected bureaucrats in the military have purposefully undermined the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean there\u2019s a lot of things they tried to do in the very beginning that they\u2019ve still not rolled out because you have\u00a0certain people in certain positions who can slow roll things,\u201d Newsom explained.<\/p>\n

He told O\u2019Keefe that he used to work for the Los Angeles LGBTQ Center and is no relation to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.).<\/p>\n

The first program policy Newsom said he would try to reverse after Trump leaves office is the Pentagon\u2019s monthly voluntary Christian prayer worship service, readings from the Bible, and sermons from pastors.<\/p>\n

He told O\u2019Keefe that he didn\u2019t think there should be just \u201cone specific prayer service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsom has worked in the\u00a0Office of the Secretary of the Navy for 16 years, where he manages human resources, information technology, security, facilities, records management, and implementation of executive orders, according to O\u2019Keefe.<\/p>\n

The second policy the official said he would work to reverse is the Trump administration\u2019s federal workforce reform that moves senior career employees in policy-related roles into a new personnel category to give elected leaders more control over officials who help shape policy.<\/p>\n

When asked whether he had the authority to reverse these policies, Newsom responded: \u201cI don\u2019t have the authority to do that, but I have the influence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As the night wore on, Newsom opened up more, blasting Trump, whom he called a \u201cnarcissist,\u201d and the Iran War, which he called \u201ccompletely stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also dished cryptically, \u201cI\u2019ve seen some things. In true D.C. nature, you don\u2019t always reveal everything in D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsom told O\u2019Keefe that his motivation for remaining in government through the Trump years despite his distaste for the administration, was so he could quickly undo the conservative changes when a new administration comes in.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe way I look at it is \u2026 when the election changes \u2026 I want to stay and stick it out so that when the time comes, I can undo whatever\u2019s been done,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement posted on social media late Wednesday, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced that Newsom has been placed on leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of the Navy takes the conduct shown in this video extremely seriously,\u201d Cao posted on X. <\/p>\n

\u201cSuch statements and apparent intent to leverage a position to undermine the policies and direction set by our elected leaders are inappropriate and incompatible with the standards expected of Department personnel,\u201d Cao added.<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective immediately, this individual has been placed on administrative leave while we determine next steps to ensure accountability and protect the integrity of our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

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