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Sen. Chris Coons: U.S. 'at serious risk' after Hegseth's military purge
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September 2, 2026
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0:59Now PlayingSen. Chris Coons, D-DE, the senior Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, sounds the alarm on the military’s readiness after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned Monday amid tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Coons warns the U.S. is "at serious risk" while there's a lack of military leadership as Russian President Vladimir Putin appears interested in closer partnership with U.S. adversaries like North Korea, China and Iran.
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