Maggie Haberman: Announcement of U.S. Navy Secretary’s Ouster from the President’s Cabinet Caught the Public Off Guard

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HABERMAN: "Definitely, he was caught off guard by it. Definitely, most of the public was caught off guard by it. It was a tweet from a Pete Hegseth communications official that made it public. But this apparently was a long time coming or a relatively long time coming. He‘s not — he was not especially well-liked, clearly, by Pete Hegseth, and that‘s now fairly well-documented, I think, after what happened today. But he also didn‘t have a ton of support in the White House. And that does become a problem. There are obviously going to be people who are going to point out, as have done with me, I‘m sure have done with you, that we‘re in the middle of a naval blockade, or the U.S. is, in this fight with Iran. I do think we are beginning a phase of seeing a number of cabinet-level appointments changing. And this is just the latest."