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White House rejects Hegseth chief of staff pick who trashed Trump and Vance as ‘crazy,’ ‘dumb’
Buria, 43, is also considered “incredibly intelligent and hardworking,” has fashioned himself as a China hawk and is seen by ...
White House Blocking Hegseth’s ‘Rasputin’ From Chief Role
The White House is blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from appointing a chief of staff who has previously criticized ...
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How a Lloyd Austin aide became Pete Hegseth’s ‘only guy standing’
His chief of staff, Joe Kasper, will also soon transition ... a post he took on last April for Hegseth’s predecessor, Lloyd Austin. The role — abbreviated as “JMA” — is a prestigious ...
‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon
Last month, after news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations ...
Aide’s rise under Hegseth scrutinized in White House, Pentagon
Recently retired Marine Ricky Buria’s status as one of the few current aides appointed during the Biden era has elicited ...
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White House Blocking Hegseth’s ‘Rasputin’ From Chief Role
The White House is blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from appointing a chief of staff who has previously ... who worked under former defense secretary Lloyd Austin, also said it was ...
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‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon
Ricky Buria, a former aide to previous Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who has rapidly ... DOD official who served under Austin agreed, saying the chief of staff has to be comfortable holding ...