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Pete Hegseth\u2019s defiance on the South Lawn was more than a sound bite; it was a line in the sand. He dismissed reports that he\u2019d shared sensitive details about Yemen operations in private Signal conversations as \u201cold news\u201d weaponized by enemies who\u2019d already lost their access and their influence. To him, the scandal is not about leaks of classified strategy, but about an establishment desperate to stop a Pentagon he insists is finally being run \u201cby war-fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Inside the West Wing, the message is equally stark. Karoline Leavitt branded NPR\u2019s report of a quiet search for Hegseth\u2019s replacement as \u201ctotal FAKE NEWS,\u201d while Trump publicly reaffirmed that his defense chief is \u201cdoing a great job.\u201d Even as Democrats demand Hegseth\u2019s resignation and Jeffrey Goldberg\u2019s published Signal logs haunt Washington, the president keeps pointing to one thing: the strike was \u201cunbelievably successful.\u201d In this White House, results trump everything\u2014especially the whispers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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