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Newsmax host rips into Hegseth over Navy secretary’s firing

Newsmax host Greg Kelly tore into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday over the firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest in a series of abrupt departures from the Pentagon amid the conflict with Iran. Kelly slammed Hegseth as a “DESPICABLE guy” and “Insecure FAKE” in

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Newsmax host rips into Hegseth over Navy secretary’s firingNewsmax host Greg Kelly tore into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday over the firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest in a series of abrupt departures from the Pentagon amid the conflict with Iran. Kelly slammed Hegseth as a “DESPICABLE guy” and “Insecure FAKE” in
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