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Podcast: The DSR Network
Episode: The Daily Blast: MAGA Rages as GOPers Deliver Trump Bad News: Pete Hegseth May Be Toast
Description: Donald Trumpâs choice for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is hanging by a thread. GOP senators are clearly signaling that heâs in deep trouble. Yet powerful right wing influencers are now angrily rushing to Hegsethâs defense, urging those senators to stand behind him. We chatted with Matt Gertz of Media Matters, who has a good new piece reporting on Fox Newsâs efforts to save Hegseth. Gertz explains how MAGA is turning this into a test for GOP Senators: Will they surrender to the âliberal mediaâ when it reports facts about Trump, or will they side with Trump and MAGA? If...