Collins slams Hegseth’s removal of senior military officers
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday for the removal of more than two dozen senior military officers since taking the helm at the Pentagon. “I find this deeply troubling,” Collins said du.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday for the removal of more than two dozen senior military officers since taking the helm at the Pentagon. “I find this deeply troubling,” Collins said du.
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- Published: Jul 21, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC
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