EPISODE · Aug 6, 2026 · 13 MIN
Why Pete Hegseth's Luck May Have Run Out
from Mallen Baker: Faultlines · host Mallen Baker
For the last year and a half, President Donald Trump and his self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have been pretty much in lockstep. But as the Iran war sours on Trump and he is confronted with the reality of weapons depletion, he has started lashing out at those he holds responsible - and the most obvious figure is indeed Hegseth himself. And so it has been reported that they had an angry confrontation last week. We discuss why Hegseth is unqualified for the job, as identified by a fifty year old book on military incompetence. And what happens if he gets booted out of Trump's cabinet. Let's discuss.
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