Hegseth has ‘undermined’ the US military, says Republican on Armed Services Committee
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing heat from a key House Republican as he continues reshaping the Pentagon to fit Donald Trump’s agenda.
Rep. Don Bacon, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN on Sunday that the firings at the Pentagon and the reported campaign of Hegseth slow-walking or denying promotions to senior officers, disproportionately women and people of color, was harming America’s fighting forces.
The criticism comes as the administration tries to wrap up a war with Iran that the president’s critics are calling a tactical defeat.
His comments follow another surprise resignation at the Pentagon. General Chris Donahue is stepping down as commander of U.S. forces in Africa and Europe after just a year and a half in the job, opting for retirement. Donahue was the U.S. commander who oversaw the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Biden administration, boarding the last plane out of Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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