GoKawiilPentagon influencer Kurt Schlichter's extremist posts surface despite civilian role
Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel with over 620,000 X followers, worked as a civilian government employee under the Pentagon's undersecretary for personnel and readiness, part of a task force targeting 'woke' content at military war colleges. WIRED reviewed years of his social media posts containing extremist and anti-democratic rhetoric, including a 2021 call for authoritarian crackdowns on liberals, which had not previously been reported alongside his Pentagon role.
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The Pentagon's continued praise of Schlichter, despite his documented extremist rhetoric, suggests the department may not have fully vetted or disclosed the backgrounds of civilians it enlisted to shape military educational institutions. This raises questions about what ideological standards, if any, govern who gets access to government roles influencing how future military leaders are trained.
- Kurt Schlichter held a civilian Pentagon role tied to Hegseth's anti-woke agenda at military war colleges.
- WIRED uncovered previously unreported social media posts from Schlichter advocating authoritarian action against liberals.
- The Pentagon's press secretary defended Schlichter's contributions without addressing his extremist statements.
Source: wired.com — David Gilbert, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization”
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