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Inside Hegseth’s political ambitions — and the risks threatening them

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has rarely shied away from controversy, but his latest spectacle — announcing that the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter’s execution would be livestreamed — proved a bridge too far even for President Donald Trump.

While Trump pulled the plug on the broadcast Thursday, the episode underscores the risks behind Hegseth’s increasingly provocative public persona — one that some of his closest advisers believe could carry him all the way to the White House, but which others caution could jeopardize his possible political future.

Hegseth’s push to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad initially surprised Trump, as CNN has previously reported. Two Trump advisers described the move as an attempt by Hegseth to play into the impulses of Trump and the MAGA base. But Trump’s eventual decision to backtrack on the idea amid bipartisan backlash was also viewed by some inside the administration as a blow to Hegseth — and a warning about the combative, made-for-TV image he has cultivated at the Pentagon.

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Alicia Menendez is the anchor of MS NOW’s “On The Line with Alicia Menendez.” She is also the host of the popular podcast, “Latina to Latina.”

A longtime host for the network, Menendez joined MS NOW in 2019 and previously hosted the network’s “The Weeknight”, “The Weekend” and “American Voices with Alicia Menendez.”

Alicia Menendez was born in Union City, New Jersey. She graduated from Harvard College in 2005, where she delivered her undergraduate commencement address. She is a second-generation American of Cuban descent.

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