Why Was the CBP Commissioner at Hegseth’s Meeting of Generals?

Cohesion between federal agencies and the military to target migrants and other nonwhite groups makes this another alarming observation

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at his lackluster pep rally | Screenshot

A source familiar with the event tells me that Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Rodney Scott attended the pep rally for military generals announcing “sweeping reforms” in the U.S. military. The meeting was held by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump on Tuesday. I reached out to the White House and CBP for confirmation about Scott’s attendance and sought information regarding his agenda. The White House did not deny his presence but deferred to CBP. I have received no response from the agency as of this article’s publication.

Perspective

To put Scott’s attendance into perspective, it’s worth remembering that Scott was found to have been a member of a violent and racist Facebook group in 2020, along with the previous CBP chief and dozens of other CBP agents, including many in leadership positions. His views complement Hegseth’s obsession with the border and equating migrants with invasion, criminality, and terrorism. One only has to reference the latter’s white Christian nationalist beliefs alongside those of many…