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The New York Times · United States Defense and Military Forces

Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers

· By Greg Jaffe
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The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.

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