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15. After a discussion with the hosts, locking.

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:02 AM

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This is a duplicate of the same news story reported earlier.

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US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon [View all] PufPuf23 19 hrs ago OP

Maybe he is not bigotted, religious or blood thirsty enough for Hegseth BlueWaveNeverEnd 18 hrs ago #1

No one wants to be the guy who lost an aircraft carrier C_U_L8R 18 hrs ago #2

Gut feeling................. Lovie777 18 hrs ago #3

John Phelan is in the Epstein files and is a Trump crony, PufPuf23 18 hrs ago #6

Thank you! niyad 13 hrs ago #13

Getting out prior to the outright criming, looks like Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #4

Hung Cao is batshit crazy... LoCo Cat Lady 18 hrs ago #7

Good info to know! BigmanPigman 17 hrs ago #9

Another rat leaving the sinking ship? Easterncedar 18 hrs ago #8

ordered off, apparently. niyad 13 hrs ago #12

I wonder what stupidly insane thing Hegseth ordered him to do. surfered 17 hrs ago #10

Why the hell were there ANY Dem votes to confirm this krasnov niyad 13 hrs ago #11

Hegseth was pissed at him for being closer to Trump than he was. LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #14

After a discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile 7 hrs ago #15