Libs will never trust Trump. They also think that Pete Hegseth who served honorably in Iraq would betray his country. They are probably most worried about this because it is exactly what they themselves have done (see Milley and China).
Amazing coincidence btw - every single major story coming from the NYT and WaPo choose to carry or break just happens to work against Trump. An amazing statistical coincidence. I read the source article, and I thought the guy sounded like one of the libs on this board.