Letters from an American

Purges at the Pentagon

April 24, 2026·11 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The podcast details a political shake-up within the Trump administration, focusing on the abrupt firing of Secretary of the Navy John Phelan by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, backed by President Trump, amid power struggles and efforts to reshape the Pentagon and national security apparat

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People

John PhelanStephen FeinbergDonald J. TrumpJacqueline SmithJohn Thune

Companies

Economic Defense Unit

Topics

AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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