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struggle4progress

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1. Pete Brings in Emotional Support Brother as Pentagon Aide

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 07:32 PM

Mar 2025

... a Pentagon organizational chart obtained by the AP showed the younger Hegseth directly below his brother. It lists his role as senior adviser to the defense secretary ...

It is not the first time the two brothers have worked alongside each other; Pete hired Phil to work at Concerned Veterans for America, the nonprofit he ran. The financially distressed advocacy group paid Phil a salary of $108,000, the AP reported based on tax records ...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-brings-in-emotional-support-brother-as-pentagon-aide/

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Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon [View all] demmiblue Mar 2025 OP

Pete Brings in Emotional Support Brother as Pentagon Aide struggle4progress Mar 2025 #1

Phil, go get me and the boys some whiskey. Swede Mar 2025 #2

The DUI hire hires his nepo baby brother. Of course. brush Mar 2025 #3

Great resume ... cliffside Mar 2025 #4

His wife and his brother. Hey why should Trump family be the only one? question everything Mar 2025 #5