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9:15Now PlayingPete Hegseth pulls a pathetic stunt to try to gain support by shutting out Democrats from congressional classified briefings, which is backfiring by putting Donald Trump's budget plan in jeopardy and sparking fury from Democrats and condemnation from Republicans. Yasmin Kahn and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Republicans fear Hegseth’s Democrat brushoff could backfire
"The Pentagon is shutting congressional Democrats out of classified briefings — and even Republicans are shocked by the brazen partisanship.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trekked to Capitol Hill at least twice in recent weeks to make closed-door pitches for his record $1.5 trillion defense budget. But lawmakers in both parties say he followed an increasingly familiar pattern of excluding Democrats."
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