Hegseth responds to blowback over Fri. night Pentagon purge

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Trump and Hegseth’s Pentagon purge undermines the armed forces
In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump did serious damage to America’s soft power by moving to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development and defund the National Endowment for Democracy. Now he seems bent on damaging U.S. hard power, too.
Hegseth responds to blowback over Friday night Pentagon purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday defended the purge of top-level military officials amid blowback to the Friday night firings. The firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. CQ Brown Jr.,
Hegseth defends Trump’s firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismissals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military.
Defense Secretary Defends Pentagon Firings, Says More Dismals May Come
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despi
Hegseth defends Pentagon firings, says more dismals may come
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing of the nation’s senior military officer and others at the Pentagon weren’t unusual despite accusations that the administration is injecting politics into the military.
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Alert: Armed Man Arrested at Capitol, Planned to Kill 'Nazis' Hegseth, Mike Johnson, Scott Bessent
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Pete Hegseth Confirmed as New Defense Secretary amid Sexual Assault Allegation and Questions About His Past
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has been confirmed as the next United States secretary ... So Far According to a police report, his accuser alleged ...
Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon goes from bad to worse
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion.
Hegseth Defends Trump’s Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Sunday that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was “not the right man for the moment” and praised President Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine.
Pete Hegseth accuses Biden, IRS of politically motivated move to rush his tax audit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a picture to X of what appears to be a tax notice showing he owes more than $33,000 ...
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Pete Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary, with JD Vance breaking tie
Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran ... Secretary of Defense.” REUTERS “The United States faces the most dangerous security environment since World War II,”said Wicker ...
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits southern border. Here's the latest.
"The Defense Department will support the defense of the territorial integrity of the United States ... Defense, Pete Hegseth, attends the luncheon in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol on ...
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McConnell’s Vote Against Hegseth Was a Shot Across Trump’s Bow
And on Friday night, that signal became a siren through his vote against Pete Hegseth’s nomination ... fellow Americans that the voters of the United States spoke very strongly and very firmly ...
Fox News Host Confronts Pete Hegseth With Backlash to Pentagon Firings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked by Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream about the recent firing of top lawyers for the ...