On the Defense Secretary

from On the Line with Alicia Menendez · host Alicia Menendez, Basil Smikle, Amy McGrath, Vaughn Hillyard, Priya Sridhar, Tim Miller, Chris Jansing, Amanda Litman, David Rohde, Brandy Zadrozny

August 14, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez covers the increasingly dire conditions aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Strait of Hormuz, and the pressure it's putting on Pres. Trump and his Defense Secretary. 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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Growing calls for the Defense Secretary to step down as conditions worsen for sailors aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.

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