Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

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@FirstSquawk · 16 Aug 2026, 21:32 UTC

TRUMP SAYS HE HAS DIRECTED SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH TO SIGNIFICANTLY CUT JOINT MILITARY DRILLS, SAYING HE IS UNHAPPY THE U.S. LONG AGO AGREED TO JOIN MILITARY DRILLS WITH SOUTH KOREA AND CITING HIS 'VERY STRONG TIES' WITH KIM JONG UN OF NORTH KOREA.