Trump Official Reportedly Predicts Pete Hegseth’s Downfall: ‘He Probably Knows He’s Dead’
“I think he probably knows he’s dead but would like an exit sufficiently dramatic that it gives him a launching pad to run for POTUS,” the unnamed official told CNN. The post Trump Official Reportedly Predicts Pete Hegseth’s Downfall: ‘He Probably Knows He’s Dead’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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Trump Official Reportedly Predicts Pete Hegseth’s Downfall: ‘He Probably Knows He’s Dead’
“I think he probably knows he’s dead but would like an exit sufficiently dramatic that it gives him a launching pad to run for POTUS,” the unnamed official told CNN. The post Trump Official...