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EPISODE · Aug 31, 2026 · 42 MIN

Hegseth Hires Conservative Influencers

from The Moment with Katy Tur · host Katy Tur, Stuart Stevens, David Drucker, Will Sommer, Dan Merica, Dan Lamothe, Scott Macfarlane, Chris Jansing, Basil Smikle, Ken Dilanian

August 31st, 2026 2PM: On "The Moment with Katy Tur," Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project; David Drucker, Senior Writer at The Dispatch and MS NOW contributor; Will Sommer, Senior Reporter at the Bulwark; and Dan Merica, Anchor of the Washington Post's Early Brief newsletter, join Katy to discuss what the deportation of Milo Yiannopoulos means for Trump's deportation effort and who has the ear of the President. Plus, how Pete Hegseth is secretly installing conservative social media influencers in "civilian roles" inside the Pentagon. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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