Republicans Found Someone to Blame, and It Isn't the Guy on the Ballot
Vance says 'the reason we lost is the war.' Trump says Hegseth is doing 'a very good job.' Massie wants an impeachment vote.
By Dez Marlowe ·
The day after the rout, Republicans picked a target: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. GOP sources told CNN he sold the Iran war as quick and easy.
JD Vance said 'the reason we lost is the war.' He didn't say whose war.
Trump, two days before, per a White House official: 'You're my best guy.' Wednesday: 'doing a very good job.'
Thomas Massie says he'll force an impeachment vote next week, and GOP sources think it passes. So House Republicans may impeach the president's guy to avoid criticizing the president. Got it.
What we still don't know: whether Trump keeps him.
And that's the part that sticks with me: the official story and the lived story are running on two different clocks. Sources below if you want the straight news version without my side-eye.
What we still don't know: whether anyone with a title will treat the gap as a problem to fix — or just another footnote after the news cycle moves on.
Dez Marlowe is a Boston Uncut reporter covering Boston, Massachusetts, national and world news.