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Hey folks,
Pete Hegseth looks increasingly isolated, and I think Donald Trump may finally be getting sick of him.
Hegseth is reportedly pushing for new strikes on Iran, Trump just overruled his plan to livestream a military execution, and the political consequences of this disastrous war keep piling up. At some point, Trump is going to need someone to blame. I think Hegseth is becoming the perfect scapegoat.
[00:01:15] New reporting says Hegseth is pushing for another major round of strikes on Iran—even after Trump promised a pause before the midterms.
[00:03:24] Trump appears to be moving in the opposite direction, and we get into why Hegseth seems to have less and less influence inside this administration.
[00:05:10] Hegseth faces backlash over his plan to livestream a military execution as dozens of service members reportedly raise moral or religious objections.
[00:07:02] Trump overrules Hegseth and shuts down the livestream plan, and I explain why this could be another sign that Hegseth is on his way out.
[00:10:48] The American people are increasingly rejecting this war, and the polling shows just how politically toxic it has become.
This isn’t palace intrigue for the sake of palace intrigue. Americans are paying the price for these decisions, in lives, at the gas pump, and through an economy being destabilized by a war they never asked for. Hegseth may be gone by the end of the year, but the damage he and Trump are doing could last much longer. If you value independent media that stays focused on who actually pays the price for Washington’s decisions, help me keep doing it.
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With urgency,
—Mike
