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On PBS, NYT's Cooper Uses Smear by Anecdote: Black Marine Fears Pete Hegseth Is Racist
On PBS, NYT's Cooper Uses Smear by Anecdote: Black Marine Fears Pete Hegseth Is Racist The focus of Friday’s Washington Week in Review journalist roundtable (which aired on the eve of Memorial Day weekend) was the Department of Defense, especially on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s war against woke...
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What happenedOn PBS, NYT's Cooper Uses Smear by Anecdote: Black Marine Fears Pete Hegseth Is Racist.
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Left / center-leftThe USDA secretary is a dangerous religious zealot like Pete Hegseth
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Right / center-rightOn PBS, NYT's Cooper Uses Smear by Anecdote: Black Marine Fears Pete Hegseth Is Racist
On PBS, NYT's Cooper Uses Smear by Anecdote: Black Marine Fears Pete Hegseth Is Racist
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On PBS, NYT's Cooper Uses Smear by Anecdote: Black Marine Fears Pete Hegseth Is Racist The focus of Friday’s Washington Week in Review journalist roundtable (which aired on the eve of Memor...
