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Pete Hegseth Considers Running for Office to Escape Pentagon

As Pentagon descends into chaos, Hegseth mulls governor run
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Pete Hegseth for Governor? Someone Wants Him Out of the Pentagon.
That would require him to step down as Pentagon chief, teeing up a major leadership change, albeit one that may be welcomed by some in the Department of Defense, where Hegseth’s purported paranoia and erratic moves have rankled White House officials and alienated staffers. It has all been enough that his allies apparently staged an intervention.
Pete Hegseth wants out of the Pentagon and is planning to run for office, report says
The Pentagon’s chief spokesman Sean Parnell denied that Hegseth has ambitions of political office, and said the former Fox News host’s focus “remains solely on serving under President Trump.” Parnell said the sources are either “imaginary” or the news station was “getting punked.”
Pete Hegseth Has Had 'Serious' Talks About A Run For Office Far From Pentagon: Report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly has had “serious” discussions about running for governor in Tennessee, and he would have to surrender his Cabinet gig to do so.
Hegseth Secretly Discussed Leaving the Pentagon to Run for Office
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth privately discussed running for political office in Tennessee next year, according to a report. Two people who said they spoke directly with Hegseth about the matter told NBC News that the conversations focused on potential bids for elected office,
Pentagon explodes at 'fake news' claim about Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth's office is quashing rumors that the head of the Department of Defense will be leaving his lofty position in the Pentagon to run for office. Speaking to The Express U.S., the Pentagon slammed the story,
Pete Hegseth has discussed running for political office in Tennessee, sources say
The defense secretary has talked privately about running a campaign in Tennessee, sources told NBC News. The Pentagon said Hegseth’s “focus remains solely on serving under” Trump.
Pete Hegseth Loses Yet Another Top Pentagon Aide
The Pentagon continues to shed staff under Trump-appointed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with yet another senior aide exiting his position this week. Senior staffer and adviser to Hegseth Justin Fulcher has exited his position,
Pete Hegseth Considers Running for Office to Escape the Pentagon
After barely six months of leading the nation’s military, embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to hang it up and run for office. NBC News sources have reported that Hegseth has privately considered running for governor in his home state of Tennessee next year.
Pete Hegseth Is Considering Running For Office, Reports Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly considering running for political office next year in Tennessee and stepping down from his Pentagon duties, according to a new report. He allegedly began discussing a potential 2026 gubernatorial run in Tennessee weeks before publicly criticizing the Pentagon’s internal 'Signalgate' review,
Paranoid Pete Hegseth Ordered to Quit Polygraphing Pentagon Staffers
The White House was forced to intervene to put an end to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s routine use of polygraph tests on his own staff. According to The Washington Post, a top aide to the Defense chief complained to the White House that he could be subject to a lie detector as Hegseth’s campaign to stamp out the endless Pentagon media leaks raged.
Where does Pete Hegseth live? Defense Secretary roots for the Vols, but is he from Tennessee?
On July 29, NBC reported that Hegseth has "privately discussed the idea of running for political office." While the ...
Pete Hegseth's Pentagon days numbered? US Defense Secretary, facing controversies, reveals his next move
Is Pete Hegseth planning to leave Pentagon? The defense secretary, who is facing string of controversies, has talked ...
Nicolle Wallace calls out 'hot mess' Pete Hegseth's 'obsessive paranoia' over leakers
White House" host dug into fresh reporting about the defense secretary's use of polygraph tests at the Pentagon.