Sen. Gallego SLAMS firings of 'Stars and Stripes' staff: It 'SCARES' Hegseth, DOD
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The Pentagon fired the editor-in-chief of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, Erik Slavin, last week. Slavin was fired alongside the paper’s publisher and a reporter after publicly opposing potential military censorship. Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona, who is also a military combat veteran, joins Morning Joe to discuss the importance of the paper, its independence, and why he says Hegseth and the Defense Department are scared of the news outlet. Sen. Gallego also discusses the upcoming midterms, mail-in ballots, and what Democrats need to do to win back voters.
The Pentagon fired the editor-in-chief of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, Erik Slavin, last week. Slavin was fired alongside the paper’s publisher and a reporter after publicly opposing potential military censorship. Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona, who is also a military combat veteran, joins Morning Joe to discuss the importance of the paper, its independence, and why he says Hegseth and the Defense Department are scared of the news outlet. Sen. Gallego also discusses the upcoming midterms, mail-in ballots, and what Democrats need to do to win back voters.
