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NewsweekNews report · Sep 6, 7:45 PM
Former Air Force Secretary Accuses Hegseth of Politicizing Military
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says Pete Hegseth is politicizing the military.
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Former Air Force Secretary Accuses Hegseth of Politicizing Military
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What happened Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says Pete Hegseth is politicizing the military.
The headline split The left frames it as "Former Air Force chief accuses Hegseth of leading ‘culture of fear’ as he Trumpifies the...". The center frames it as "Former Air Force Secretary Accuses Hegseth of Politicizing Military".
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Left / center-leftFormer Air Force chief accuses Hegseth of leading ‘culture of fear’ as he Trumpifies the military
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The IndependentNews report · Sep 6, 6:25 PM
Former Air Force chief accuses Hegseth of leading ‘culture of fear’ as he Trumpifies the military
Former Army secretary said last week that his ex-boss was doing ‘generational’ damage to America’s armed forces
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