Why Pete Hegseth could fall through "thin ice"
Topics: Pentagon & Military
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- Axios reports: “It's a de facto motto in the Trump White House: "Somebody's gotta take the fall." Lately, that person looks like Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.Why it matters: From the unpopular war in Iran to …”
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