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Podcast: The Mark Thompson Show
Episode: Reckless, Angry & in Over His Head, Pete Hegseth is Reportedly Out, David Cay Johnston Joins 4/22/25
Description: After embarrassing the Trump administration and the Department of Defense multiple times with the careless treatment of America’s most sensitive secrets, there are reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being replaced. NPR quotes an anonymous source as saying the White House is already trying to find someone else for the job. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt calls it “fake news”We welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston to discuss We’ll talk tariffs and a faltering economy with Michael Hiltzik, an award winning journalist with the LA Times.The Mark Thomp...