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GOP senators are plotting Hegseth's doom — but it's really Trump they're coming for
What happened
RawStory columnist Jason Miciak argues that Republican senators’ complaints about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are an indirect challenge to President Donald Trump. But the column does not establish that senators are “plotting” Hegseth’s removal or using him as a proxy to target Trump. It offers two critical Senate quotations—one from an unnamed source—and interprets their tone as evidence of a broader revolt.
The reported objections concern the handling of the Iran war, the removal of officers from promotion lists, the firing of generals and admirals, and Hegseth’s request for…
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