David Rutherford Show: WARNING - Hegseth Preps the Pentagon for War
David Rutherford Show: WARNING - Hegseth Preps the Pentagon for War  
Podcast: The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
Published On: Wed Sep 23 2026
Description: The people running the West are getting ready for a bigger war. Hegseth just announced a combat test for colonels before they make general. NATO's chiefs of defence met in Copenhagen and told the arms industry to build at scale. And Europe — which can't recruit an army — is suddenly talking about a draft. What you'll hear: • David breaks down Hegseth's Joint Warfighter Evaluation, the Stu Scheller connection, and what a wartime leadership filter is really signaling • Why roughly 850 flag officers today versus about 300 in 1941 tells you 22 years of GWOT produced dead weight • NATO by the numbers: 3.5 million troops, most of whom have never fought • Mark Rutte's "NATO 3.0" — an alliance that no longer plans on America • The recruiting playbook: NATO's new ad, "Send Me" billboards, Isaiah 6:8, and a British politician saying the word conscription out loud • Why Gen Z won't buy the pitch — and why the White House launching Trump TV is part of the same story David Rutherford is a former Navy SEAL and CIA-trained intelligence officer. ✅ Sponsors: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.