Pentagon Pete’s Regime Hit by ‘Mean Girls’ Leak

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on a religious rant against the press during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026, in which he compared the media to the Pharisees.https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5Y4D6B3THNGEBKNAMFSOIKQRBI.jpg?auth=18cd67b3fcb6a75d9531a0f8c4fc4a3abb35dcf6e5a0664c956cc96576c7c838&smart=true&width=3840&height=2160" />
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Pentagon insiders are complaining about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “mean girls” politics after several military leaders were pushed out in the middle of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

The abrupt firings this month of https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-humiliating-snub-of-billionaire-buddy-navy-boss-john-phelan-revealed/" rel="">Navy Secretary John Phelan and Army Chief of Staff https://www.thedailybeast.com/insiders-reveal-jaw-dropping-truth-of-pentagon-pete-hegseths-paranoid-feud-with-dan-driscoll/" rel="">Gen. Randy George, plus Hegseth’s very public feud with Army Secretary https://www.thedailybeast.com/army-boss-dan-driscoll-sends-pete-hegseth-a-defiant-message-after-secret-clash-leaks/" rel="">Dan Driscoll, have Defense Department employees wondering who will be axed next.

President Donald Trump agreed to let Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fire Navy chief John Phelan. / Tasos Katopodis / Getty Imageshttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7IVWJBRDZEKXHVTOEAY6MKZ24.jpg?auth=7aace5b03f7e39718f93e9e33f50b7bdb51226f87136a70fc29fa1a07a8e6f8e&smart=true&width=4929&height=2773" width="4929" />

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