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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Will Weissert

Defense secretary defends Pentagon firings, says more dismals may come

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump 's firing of the nation's senior military officer and a wave of dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren't unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military.

“Nothing about this is unprecedented," Hegseth told “Fox News Sunday” about Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. being dismissed Friday night as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “The president deserves to pick his key national security advisory team.”

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