Why Pete Hegseth could fall through "thin ice"
Axios · 5 Nov 2026

Why Pete Hegseth could fall through "thin ice"

It's a de facto motto in the Trump White House: "Somebody's gotta take the fall." Lately, that person looks like Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.Why it matters: From the unpopular war in Iran to his bad bipartisan relations with members of Congress, Hegseth's record has made him the most vulnerable member of Trump's Cabinet after Tuesday night's midterm shellacking."Hegseth is definitely on thin ice," a Trump adviser told Axios. "It doesn't mean the president forces him out.


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