Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul 'will not be missed'

A West Point professor's resignation over guidance shifts brought in part by the Trump administration drew a scathing comment from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth West Point philosophy professor Graham Parsons reported his resignation Thursday following a -year tenure with the academy Hegseth speedily took to social media voicing his opinion after the departure You will not be missed Professor Parsons Hegseth wrote in response to Parsons resignation In a New York Times op-ed Parson commented he is departing as the academy is rapidly shifting from its educational principles in part due to the Trump administration TRUMP TELLS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR OF WEST POINT ACCEPTANCE DURING JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after years on the faculty noted Parsons I cannot tolerate these changes which prevent me from doing my job responsibly I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form He added In a matter of days the United States Military Academy at West Point abandoned its core principles Once a school that strove to give cadets the broad-based critical-minded nonpartisan learning they need for careers as Army officers it was suddenly eliminating courses modifying syllabuses and censoring arguments to comport with the ideological tastes of the Trump administration Parsons' disdain correlates to President Donald Trump and Hegseth s new executive order and memos prohibiting what faculty members may teach at United States military educational institutions WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY DROPS 'DUTY HONOR COUNTRY' FROM MISSION STATEMENTIn his op-ed he claimed the results have yielded a sweeping assault on the school s curriculum and the faculty members research Upon his departure from the academy his landing page on the West Point website was removed