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POLITICSLOW1h ago · Sep 9, 2026, 4:05 AM

Hegseth has been a disaster. It's time for Trump to fire him.

Responsible Statecraft · north america

It’s hard to determine who is more under siege today – the mullahs of Iran or the U.S. secretary of defense who is prosecuting the war against them.For months, negative stories about Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have peppered major newspapers. These include everything from his seeming “war on DEI” within the department, to combative engagements with members of Congress, to shade being thrown even by President Donald Trump himself on the lack of success in the (second) Iran War. As the midterms loom, one wonders if the president is ready to pull the plug on Hegseth in an attempt to distance hi

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