Credit: Matt A.J. Rep. Don Bacon (RINO-NE) is now echoing Democrat talking points by publicly calling for President Trump to fire Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — all based on a debunked New York Times smear. Bacon, a former Air Force general who now chairs a cybersecurity subcommittee, launched into a media-friendly tirade Monday, criticizing Hegseth’s qualifications and repeating a since-refuted NYT report that claimed Hegseth used the private Signal app to discuss classified military operations in Yemen with his family. “I had concerns from the get-go because Pete Hegseth didn’t have a lot of experience,” Bacon told Politico, conveniently ignoring Hegseth’s years of frontline military service, VA reform advocacy, and deep support from veterans and conservatives across the country. “I like him on Fox….
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