EPISODE · Apr 21, 2025 · 15 MIN
Pentagon Chaos: Will Trump Finally Fire Pete Hegseth?
from Mallen Baker: Faultlines · host Mallen Baker
Reports are coming into view about complete disarray at the Pentagon under Trump's controversial pick for secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth. He has fired all his senior advisors, he is isolated, unqualified and unexperienced. And this is damaging one of the most important departments of state, even as Trump defends him against any suggestion of media witch hunts. But if the chaos is real, how long can Trump actually hold out before he bows to what seems to be the increasingly inevitable? And how much difference does it make that he has also been found to have engaged in a SECOND Signal group chat, that shared secret information with people unauthorised to receive it? Let's discuss.
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Reports are coming into view about complete disarray at the Pentagon under Trump's controversial pick for secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth. He has fired all his senior advisors, he is isolated, unqualified and unexperienced. And this is damaging one of the most important departments of state, even as Trump defends him against any suggestion of media witch hunts. But if the chaos is real, how long can Trump actually hold out before he bows to what seems to be the increasingly inevitable? And how much difference does it make that he has also been found to have engaged in a SECOND Signal group chat, that shared secret information with people unauthorised to receive it? Let's discuss.
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