Pete Hegseth Denies Texting War Plans to Journalist
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Hegseth as Defense Secretary Doesn’t Bode Well for Pentagon: Ex-RNC Staffer
President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice of former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary doesn’t bode well for the Pentagon, Justin Higgins, former senior opposition researcher for the Republican National Committee (RNC), wrote in a Saturday op-ed. Earlier this week, Trump tapped Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, listing his accolades and calling him “tough, smart […]
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Pete Hegseth Would Get ‘Outmaneuvered’ by Pentagon Leaders: Ex-Trump Aide
A former aide to President-elect Donald Trump said that Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who was nominated for secretary of defense this week, would get “outmaneuvered” by top leaders at the Pentagon. Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin described Hegseth, an Army National Guard combat veteran, as “a nice guy,” adding that […]
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