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Hegseth Fires Top General After Laura Loomer Targets Him: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a top general as the Iran war continues.
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Hegseth Fires Top General After Laura Loomer Targets Him
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Hegseth Fires General Targeted by Crackpot MAGA Hate Campaigner: The defense secretary has bragged that he’s already canned 10 percent of his department’s top ...
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Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes
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  • Brett Sylvia, a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, is the second general Hegseth has removed from the J5 post.

  • A defense official said no reason was given and no immediate replacement for Sylvia had been named.

  • Two diplomats said U.S. officials urged Middle Eastern countries and regional allies to prepare for possible post-election action and Iranian retaliation; Trump had not decided.

  • A third U.S. aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops are heading to the region.
Top general fired by Hegseth amid leak investigation: The Pentagon initially issued a statement thanking Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia for his service but rescinded ...
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Top general fired by Hegseth amid leak investigation
Cognitive Decline? Trump Has No Clue Who Pete Hegseth Just Fired: Donald Trump couldn’t even get the lieutenant general’s gender right.
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Cognitive Decline? Trump Has No Clue Who Pete Hegseth Just Fired
US general fired over alleged leaks about Iran, Ukraine wars: US general fired over alleged leaks about Iran, Ukraine wars
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US general fired over alleged leaks about Iran, Ukraine wars
US Defense Secretary: Pete Hegseth fires top military strategist Brett Sylvia: There is currently speculation about new US attacks on Iran. The dismissal of a ...
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US Defense Secretary: Pete Hegseth fires top military strategist Brett ...
Hegseth Fires Top Army General He Accused of Leaking Information to Media: Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was fired as part of a broad and highly unusual campaign to find ...
nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/hegseth-army-general-sylvia-trump.html
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US defense chief fires senior general over alleged classified leaks: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia ...
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US defense chief fires senior general over alleged classified leaks
Laura Loomer Thirsts Over Hegseth’s Morning Workout: Less than a week removed from a massive military operation, the MAGAfied Pentagon press corps is not asking ...
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Loomer: Army secretary’s office plotting ‘coup’ against Hegseth: Conservative activist Laura Loomer on Monday accused the office of Army Secretary Daniel ...
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Loomer: Army secretary’s office plotting ‘coup’ against Hegseth
Pentagon Pete Invites Cherry-Picked Press Lackeys to Fancy Tour: The DOD will reward its loyal press corps with what amounts to a backstage pass.
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Pentagon Pete Welcomes Craziest MAGA ‘Reporter’ to DoD: The new-look Department of Defense press corp just got even wilder.
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Trump Ally Warns She Won’t Encourage Her Fans To Vote After Blasting Qatar Airbase Partnership
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Trump Ally Warns She Won’t Encourage Her Fans To Vote After Blasting Qatar ...
Army Secretary Orders West Point to Pull Appointment After a Laura Loomer Complaint
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Army Secretary Orders West Point to Pull Appointment After a Laura Loomer ...