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Trump Rules Out Firing Hegseth as White House Fractures Over Epic Fury Fallout

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Trump Rules Out Firing Hegseth as White House Fractures Over Epic Fury Fallout

🎖️ PENTAGON — Trump's loyalty signal comes exactly when his cabinet needs a scapegoat. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Vance just publicly blamed the Iran war for Republican losses. Publicly defending Hegseth now is damage control — Trump refuses to let the blame migrate to DoD. But the signal also reveals the pressure exists. CENTCOM operates under a SecDef whose political survival just became a White House talking point, hours before Epic Fury's strike window.

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