Hegseth removes 6 Army officers from promotion list

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:56:44 GMT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spiked the names of at least six Army officers from a list for promotions to two-star generals, a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Hill Tuesday. The removals come just days after the Pentagon chief blocked promotions of four Army officers selected to ascend to one-star...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: It Looks Like Hegseth Is Replacing Top Military Officers With Loyalists — www.motherjones.com
Left: ‘Not wise’: Republican breaks ranks to fight Pentagon press crackdown — www.rawstory.com
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Center-Left: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns from post — www.axios.com
Center: Army Secretary Driscoll resigns after months-long turf war with Hegseth — thehill.com
Center-Left: Trump Reportedly ‘Expressed Concern’ Over Hegseth’s Army Purge in Private Meeting — www.mediaite.com
Center: Army secretary submits resignation to Trump after repeated clashes with Hegseth — www.washingtonpost.com
Right: Hegseth imposes his will on Army with Driscoll resignation — thehill.com
Right: Trump RIPS into 'maggot' journalist over NYT report on 9/11 — and Jake Tapper comes to her defense — www.theblaze.com

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