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Hegseth campaigns against Massie in Kentucky with primary a day away
Pete Hegseth hit the campaign trail Monday, an unusual move for a defense secretary, stumping in Kentucky for Ed Gallrein, a Trump-backed challenger to Republican congressman and frequent Trump critic Thomas Massie. Ed O'Keefe has more.
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Pete Hegseth hit the campaign trail Monday, an unusual move for a defense secretary, stumping in Kentucky for Ed Gallrein, a Trump-backed challenger to Republican congressman and frequent Trump critic Thomas Massie. Ed O'Keefe has more.
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According to CBS News’s source item, Hegseth campaigns against Massie in Kentucky with primary a day away, Pete Hegseth hit the campaign trail Monday, an unusual move for a defense secretary, stumping in Kentucky for Ed Gallrein, a Trump-backed challenger to Republican congressman and frequent Trump critic Thomas Massie. Ed O’Keefe has more.
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