About this episode

The episode discusses the recent firing of military leaders under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the implications of these decisions during wartime.

The firing of the US Army chief of staff and two other generals is just the latest personnel shakeup under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. But why do this during wartime? We examine whether disagreements between Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll are behind the move, and how Hegseth’s ongoing fixation on so-called “culture wars” and loyalty could impact service members. For more: Trump and Hegseth on Iran war: ‘God is good’ --- Guest: Haley Britzky, CNN National Security Reporter Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rind

Guest: Haley Britzky

Topics covered

• Pentagon shakeup
• military leadership
• culture wars
• wartime decisions
• Hegseth and Driscoll

Keywords

• Pentagon
• Hegseth
• Army chief of staff
• generals
• culture wars
• military leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN, US Army, CNN National Security Reporter

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