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'Comic book tough guy': 4-Star General on Hegseth blocking promotions of 2 Black, 2 female officers

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. is weighing a major troop deployment to the Gulf as the war with Iran continues. Also, The New York Times reports that Defense Secretary Hegseth blocked two Black and two female officers from being promoted. Co-host of MS NOW's "The Weekend" Ayman Mohyeldin, retired Four-star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey and Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan Glasser join Antonia Hylton with their analysis on the conflict.

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