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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Pentagon denies Pete Hegseth was chewing gum after he’s filmed munching ahead of dignified transfer of dead troops

The Pentagon denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was chewing gum on Wednesday ahead of a dignified transfer ceremony for troops who died in the Iran war, after he was seen chewing as he arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

“This reporting is inaccurate,” the Defense Department said in response to a reporter from The Daily Beast.

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