Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 195
Shake Up
Asked about Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Defense Secretary, Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN: “Right now, he’s in pretty good shape… he’s much better off this week than he was last week.”
Meanwhile, Newsmax instructed staff to “lay off” Hegseth “after a segment bashing the pick sparked the ire of Trump himself,” Mediaite reports.
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