President Trump was surprised when Dan Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion under Pete Hegseth.
hedged in the source 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29
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- President Trump was surprised when Dan Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion…
Trump was surprised when Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion under Hegseth, one of the people said.
Sources
- Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot cited evidence
Who and what it involves
Origin: extracted from Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot · 2026-09-09 07:41