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Everyone Got Pete Hegseth Wrong

By Emma Ashford · Sep 30, 2026, 6:09 AM CDT

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The secretary of defense is now the most influential senior official in the Trump administration.

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The statement lacks context about which secretary of defense is being referenced, the time period in which this influence is asserted, and any comparison to other senior officials in the Trump administration.

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