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Hegseth in ‘trouble’ as Trump faces music on Iran war, midterms
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future leading the Pentagon looks increasingly uncertain as his critics within the administration blame him for helping push President Trump into a war that contributed to massive midterm losses on Tuesday. Two sources familiar with the discussion said the president
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All three outlets frame the story around Pete Hegseth’s political vulnerability after the Iran war and Republican midterm losses, with Trump’s role in the fallout also central. Fox News stands out for leading with a bipartisan impeachment threat and House Republicans, while ABC News instead foregrounds Trump ruling out a replacement. The Hill is the only one to describe Hegseth’s future at the Pentagon as increasingly uncertain and to cite unnamed sources in the discussion.
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