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Hegseth backs Trump on banning media outlets

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Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Hegseth backs Trump on banning media outlets Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he “fully supports” President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, claiming those outlets “endangered”…

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