MAGA Ultra-Loyalist Knifes ‘Paranoid’ Pentagon Pete

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Pete Hegseth’s purge of top military brass has infuriated one of MAGA’s most ardent devotees.

Newsmax host Greg Kelly, 57, brutally needled the self-anointed secretary of war, 45, over the abrupt ouster of the Army’s highest-ranking uniformed officer and two other senior leaders amid the war with Iran.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell https://x.com/SeanParnellASW/status/2039812664902271107" rel="">announced on Thursday that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George would retire after decades of service, following a https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-ousts-army-chief-of-staff-gen-randy-george/" rel="">CBS News report that Hegseth wanted to replace him with someone more aligned with the administration.

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