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Hegseth Faces Backlash

Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities.

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Hegseth Faces Backlash After Proposing Pentagon Cuts To Fund Trump's Agenda

Hegseth directed the Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts for the next fiscal year so the money can be spent on Trump's policy priorities.

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Looks like Trump admin's proposed Pentagon 'cuts' wouldn't be cuts at all: critics

On the surface, a widely reported memo authored by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth appears to call for significant cuts to the massive U.S. military budget over each of the next five years—a proposal that quickly received positive feedback from some progressives.

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Hegseth didn’t request over $137,000 in upgrades to his new military residence, official says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not request more than $137,000 in repairs and upgrades to military housing at Fort McNair ...

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FACT CHECK: Viral TikTok Video Falsely Claims Pete Hegseth Was Drinking Alcohol During Press Conference

A viral video shared on TikTok claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was purportedly drinking alcohol during a recent press conference. Verdict: False In the original video, uploaded to YouTube by The ...

Pete Hegseth wants to put Confederate names back on military bases. It won't be easy.

President Donald Trump's defense secretary can't simply snap his fingers and change Texas' Fort Cavazos back to Fort Hood. A ...

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DOGE is getting lists of the military’s probationary workers from the Pentagon

U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the ...

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FACT CHECK: No, Pete Hegseth Didn’t Say It Would Take Seven Years To Build The Ships To Confront Russia

A post shared on X claims Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that it would take seven years to build the necessary ships to confront Russia. Verdict: False Hegeseth said that the U.S. should ...

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