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Oorlogsminister Pete Hegseth bijt van zich af na verzoek om ontslag: ‘Ze zijn geobsedeerd’

De Telegraaf6 November 2026, 09:01 UTCIran

De positie van oorlogsminister Pete Hegseth staat ter discussie. Na de historische verkiezingsnederlaag bij de Republikeinen, die deels wordt verklaard door de oorlog met Iran, eisen zowel Democraten als partijgenoten om het ontslag van de minister. Hegseth laat zich niet uit het veld slaan en zegt de oorlog voort te willen zetten. Ook kan hij nog rekenen op steun van president Trump.

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