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The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge

The Independent World · 1 September 2026 at 11:57

The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll joins long list of exits from Defense Secretary’s top team, with the president said to be ‘surprised’ by the number of senior departures.

Joe Sommerlad reports

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The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge

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