Hegseth on thin ice. Trump family cashing in on defense contracts. The MAGA civil war is on. Media Blitz Pod
Pete Hegseth is hunting leakers instead of answering for them — and the world, the country, and the military are all sick of his crap. Meanwhile the Trump family is getting rich off Defense Department contracts while Americans die in wars the White House never bothered to plan or fund. This is a sucking chest wound for the MAGA coalition, and the civil war inside it is finally on.
Pete Hegseth is on thin ice, and the reason should worry every American with a family member in uniform. U.S. commanders are reportedly…
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