United States Department of Defense Pete Hegseth

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Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration can get away with whatever it wants.

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

Hegseth Says He Fired the Top Military Lawyers Because They Weren't Well Suited for the Jobs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given

The Hill on MSN · 4h

Hegseth: Fired military lawyers were potential ‘roadblocks’ to Trump orders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an agenda,” Hegseth told reporters when asked how the military lawyers present roadblocks.

Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Hegseth defends Trump’s firing of Joint Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump‘s firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, whom Hegseth argued was “not the right man for the moment.

federalnewsnetwork.com · 10h

Hegseth defends Trump’s firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals

Nothing about this is unprecedented,” Hegseth told Fox on Sunday. “The president deserves to pick his key national security advisory team.”

al.com · 1d

Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing: ‘There are lots of presidents who made changes’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Breaks Down Why Pentagon Needs Major Shake Up

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealed Sunday on Fox News why the Pentagon will be opening up various positions and ...

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Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...

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As Defense preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming

SecDef says a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce" will be followed by a wider dismissal of "redundancies" and ...

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Defense Secretary Hegseth booed and heckled by military families protesting against DEI push

Military families protesting the defense department's anti-DEI push heckled Defense Secretary Hegseth at United States ...

Hegseth Calls for 8 Percent Annual Defense Cut

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...

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Pete Hegseth orders senior leaders to cut 8% from Defense budget

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...

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Hegseth seeks to shift $50 billion in FY26 budget proposal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to find about $50 billion in the Biden administration’s fiscal ...

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Pete Hegseth Addresses Sending US Troops Into Ukraine

Defense Secretary Hegseth emphasized that President Trump is counting on a quick peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

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Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk’s DOGE analysts at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of ...

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Defense Secretary Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is 'unrealistic'

Hegseth held talks with U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey before meeting with Ukraine Defense Contract Group (UDCG) at NATO ...

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'Accelerated autocracy': Why Hegseth’s firing of top military attorneys is raising alarms

President Donald Trump’s Friday night firing of the nation’s highest-ranking military official, coupled with U.S. Secretary ...

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