GOP lawmaker says more qualified officials should lead Pentagon, questions Hegseth's 'moral compass'
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- Fox News reports: “Rep. Don Bacon alleges Pete Hegseth lacks a "moral compass" and says the war secretary "doesn't have a lot of friends on the Hill" today.”
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