Pentagon Dismisses Official Overheard Criticizing President Trump on Hot Mic
Acting Secretary Hung Cao said Brandon Newsom is no longer employed after hidden-camera footage showed him criticizing Trump and discussing efforts to reverse policies.
- On Sunday, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced that Brandon Newsom is no longer employed by the Department of the Navy, though it remains unclear whether he resigned or was fired.
- Last week, right-wing activist James O'Keefe released hidden-camera footage of Newsom, a senior Pentagon official, purportedly capturing him discussing plans to "stay and stick it out" to "undo whatever's been done" by President Donald Trump.
- In the recording, Newsom described President Trump as "a textbook narcissist" and called the conflict with Iran "completely stupid" and "driven by one man's ego."
- Acting Secretary Hung Cao addressed the incident on X, stating the Department of the Navy takes the conduct "extremely seriously" and such statements are "inappropriate and incompatible with the standards expected of Department personnel."
- Newsweek reported that it has not independently verified the undercover recording released by O'Keefe, while Newsom had been placed on administrative leave earlier this week pending an investigation.
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Brandon Newsom worked for the U.S. Navy Department. He was surprised to criticize the president, and since then has not worked at the Pentagon. ...
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Senior Pentagon official no longer employed by the US Navy after bashing Trump on hidden camera, report
Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, says a top Pentagon official who criticized President Trump in a recorded video which was posted online is no longer employed by the Department of the Navy.
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A Pentagon official's secret recording has sparked a political firestorm after a senior Department of the Navy official was allegedly caught calling Donald Trump a 'textbook narcissist', describing the US war in Iran as 'completely stupid' and claiming it was driven by 'one man's ego'. The official, identified as Brandon Newsom, was later placed on administrative leave after conservative activist James O'Keefe released footage appearing to show …
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