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Hegseth on Vance’s criticism of the Iran war: ‘Politics is not really my thing’

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a Tuesday morning press conference deflected Vice President Vance’s earlier criticism that the Iran war led to stunning Republican losses in the midterm elections, telling reporters he respects Vance “greatly” but was “not going to exchange any finger-pointing.” “Thankfully, politics is not really my thing.
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
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- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pentagon chief Hegseth calls moves to impeach him a farce that will fail
- New development reported by The Hill
Hegseth on Vance’s criticism of the Iran war: ‘Politics is not really my thing’
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