‘I Find It Unacceptable’: GOP Rep. Bacon Suggests Trump Can Hegseth

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Republican Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon became the first GOP lawmaker to recommend that President Donald Trump oust Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday. Bacon told Politico that Hegseth’s reported decision to share…

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