'Morning Joe' Guest Declares Trump, Pete Hegseth 'Afraid' of Stars and Stripes After Pentagon Firings

The hosts of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" reacted Wednesday to the ongoing behind-the-scenes issues at Stars and Stripes, with Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joining to declare that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is "afraid" the publication will reveal just how "incompetent" he is. The senator's remarks come just days after the Pentagon fired three Stars and Stripes staff members over purported "insubordination," after they spoke out against the Department of Defense's overhaul of the military newspaper. Among the staffers fired were publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik . . .