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2025-04-21 20:15:13 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There is no evidence given that Gov DeSantis has "pitched himself" to be SecDef or that there is a FL gov "angle." NPR reported that The White House was looking to replace Hegseth after a 2nd communications breach: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5370690/hegseth-signal-chat-jim-himes The White House has denied the NPR report: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5259127-white-house-responds-to-npr-report-on-search-for-hegseth-replacement-fake-news/ That's it.

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• There is no evidence given that Gov DeSantis has "pitched himself" to be SecDef or that there is a FL gov "angle." NPR reported that The White House was looking to replace Hegseth after a 2nd communications breach: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5370690/hegseth-signal-chat-jim-himes The White House has denied the NPR report: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5259127-white-house-responds-to-npr-report-on-search-for-hegseth-replacement-fake-news/ That's it.