Hegseth Purges Defense Advisory Board After MAGA Came For It
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sacked the members of a Pentagon advisory board after a fired staffer of his lobbed a critique at them in a Tucker Carlson interview.
In a statement Thursday night, a Pentagon spokesperson said that Hegseth had removed members of the Defense Policy Board and other boards on Wednesday after a 45-day review.
The policy board included several members who have argued for wars in the Middle East.Following the criticisms on Carlson’s show, the Pentagon scrubbed the board’s website this week, The Intercept reported. The Defense Department........
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