Reed Sounds Alarm Over Hegseth Interference with Merit-Based Promotions & String of Senior Military Officer Firings
April 03, 2026
April 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Sounds Alarm Over Hegseth Interference with Merit-Based Promotions & String of Senior Military Officer Firings
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after NBC News reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth personally intervened in the promotion process of more than a dozen senior officers across all four service branches and other outlets reported . . .
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Reed Sounds Alarm Over Hegseth Interference with Merit-Based Promotions & String of Senior Military Officer Firings
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after NBC News reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth personally intervened in the promotion process of more than a dozen senior officers across all four service branches and other outlets reported . . .
