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War plan leak demands accountability — starting with Pete Hegseth | Editorial

The secretary of defense has shown he has no business running the Pentagon. He should resign or be fired.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks after a February meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. Hegseth's shaky couple of months on the job have demonstrated he is unfit and unqualified, writes the Editorial Board.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks after a February meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. Hegseth's shaky couple of months on the job have demonstrated he is unfit and unqualified, writes the Editorial Board.Read moreVirginia Mayo / AP