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Pentagon downplays first major public split between Trump and Hegseth

The Independent World · 16 October 2026 at 15:12

Pentagon downplays first major public split between Trump and Hegseth

The Pentagon sought to play down the first significant public split between President Donald Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, this week after the US president blocked plans to livestream the Army's firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.

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Pentagon downplays first major public split between Trump and Hegseth

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