How Trump, Hegseth, and ICE are failing the most basic test of leadership — and what it costs us
Watch now How Trump, Hegseth, and ICE are failing the most basic test of leadership — and what it costs us From Iran to ICE, Maura Sullivan and Rebecca Bennett break down a week that exposed the true cost of leadership without accountability. Kristofer Goldsmith , Maura Sullivan , Rebecca Bennett , Valor Media Network , and Joe Plenzler Jul 18 By: Hell Cats · Produced by Valor Media Network in Partnership with Meidas Defense J uly 17, 2026 This week the conversation turns to leadership — not as a management style, but as the heavier thing it actually is: responsibility for human lives. As Kris Goldsmith puts it in the open, that responsibility gets clearest in a crisis, when decisions made in Washington determine who gets sent into danger, who gets protected, and who gets treated as expendable. Veterans Maura Sullivan and Rebecca Bennett hold that standard up against a brutal news week and argue the administration is failing it on every front. Meidas+ is a reader-su...