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Pete Hegseth Fires U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John Phelan. The Pentagon framed it Wednesday as an immediate departure.
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They didn't get along?
What, he wasn't a drunken wife beater?
#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-22 07:24 PM | Reply
John Phelan was a bad choice to begin with.
He had ZERO military experience.
This is just more chaos from the worst administration that ever seized power in Washington DC.
#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-22 08:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
I am pleased to present to you the Donald J. Trump Award for Public Service ...
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#3 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-22 08:24 PM | Reply
Who would have predicted a private equity CEO and Republican fundraiser with no military experience would be a bad pick? Everyone except Trump and the senators who voted to confirm him?
#4 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-22 09:31 PM | Reply
"Italy's shaped like a boot! Who knew?"
#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-22 09:49 PM | Reply
What do you do with a drunken sailor...
#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-24 10:03 PM | Reply
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