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Hegseth's Pentagon turmoil makes GOP senators uneasy
Key takeaways
- A growing group of Senate Republicans are losing confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth s Pentagon leadership, with some wanting to see him move on.
- Senate Republicans who spoke to The Hill on the condition of anonymity say Hegseth wouldn t be confirmed to head the Pentagon if he were renominated by Trump today.
- The lawmaker, however, said confidence in Hegseth has dropped among Republicans because of his battles with senior military leaders who have strong relations with policymakers on Capitol Hill.
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A growing group of Senate Republicans are losing confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth s Pentagon leadership, with some wanting to see him move on.
Senate Republicans who spoke to The Hill on the condition of anonymity say Hegseth wouldn t be confirmed to head the Pentagon if he were renominated by Trump today.
Republican defense hawks in the Senate aren t happy about media reports that Hegseth pushed popular Army chief of staff Randy George to resign in early April, and they were surprised and disappointed to hear that he fired Navy Secretary John Phelan this past week.
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