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President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to make an announcement alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Secretary of the Navy on Monday, according to the agenda released by the White House.
Even after surrounding himself and the White House with loyalists, Donald Trump now appears to be in a bind. The West Wing has been buzzing with speculation about who may soon be leaving the administration.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised an admiral to conduct multiple strikes that killed 11 people on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics in September.
“ [Trump] is starting to tire of the scandals surrounding Hegseth and does not push back when others suggest Hegseth is not up for the job, an outside adviser to the White House and a former senior administration official told us,” The Atlantic reported. An unnamed senior administration told the outlet it’s been a “rough week for Pete.”
Trump is set to announce Monday at 4:30 p.m. from Mar-a-Lago with Pete Hegseth and John Phelan, amid concerns of US escalation in Venezuela.
There are two checks on military power to keep commanders from overstepping: judge advocates and the press. Both have been limited by the
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would not release the "full, unedited video" of the controversial September strike on an alleged drug boat.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, while saying it was Adm. Frank Bradley who specifically ordered a second ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced the start of a military operation in Syria to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” following the deaths of three U.S. citizens in an ambush attack almost a week ago.