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MSNBC Columnist Charlie Sykes and Founder and CEO of Independent Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff join Nicolle Wallace to discuss new reporting from the Associated Press and CNN revealing that Trump privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause in some weapons deliveries to Ukraine last week and key officials were also not told about the pause beforehand.
"The View's" Alyssa Farah Griffin recognizes that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in trouble, but she isn't certain it's due to a recent mistake of weapons being halted to Ukraine. Speaking on the show Thursday,
Trump was unhappy to find out about the Pentagon chief’s controversial decision, which the president quickly reversed after a high-stakes meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who announced he wouldn’t seek reelection following his decision to vote down President Donald Trump ’s sweeping domestic policy bill earlier this month, on Wednesday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “out of his depth” in his role at the Pentagon.
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Raw Story on MSNPete Hegseth facing new revolt from senators after Ukraine weapons screw-upDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing yet another growing revolt from senators on both sides of the aisle that is being exacerbated by his apparent unilateral decision to delay a shipment scheduled weapons to Ukraine.
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'This Is Amateur Hour': Chuck Schumer Torches Pete Hegseth Over His Incompetence During Fiery Senate Floor RemarksOn the Senate floor today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls out Pete Hegseth over his continued incompetence as secretary of defense, lambasting him for canceling shipment of weapons to Ukraine without letting anyone know (not even Trump).
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The same guy who cut off air-defense missiles to Ukraine has managed to piss off the British, the Japanese, the Australians, and the New Zealanders.
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSNPentagon chief did not consult with White House before halting arms supplies to Ukraine – CNNUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House of his decision to halt arms supplies to Ukraine before it happened. Source: CNN, citing its sources, as reported by European Pravda Details: Five sources familiar with the situation surrounding the supply of American weapons to Ukraine said that Hegseth did not inform the White