The neat thing about Donald Trump‘s burgeoning second administration is that he and his cronies have finally cracked the code. Commit the crime, raise the “fake news” cry, and wait approximately 48 hours for the next scandal to make everyone forget about the last one.
That’s precisely how Pete Hegseth, the so-called Secretary of War, is weathering this latest maelstrom of controversy, not by addressing it, but by banking on MAGA’s collective inclination to nod along while Trump does as he pleases.
