Trump and Hegseth on collision course with senior military leaders

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President-elect Donald Trump proudly declared on the campaign trail that if he were to win a second term, change would sweep through the Department of Defense.

His pick of Pete Hegseth signals he fully intends to carry out that campaign promise, and the most high profile casualty could be Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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