Pete Hegseth’s controversial chief of staff leaves post unexpectedly
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6WVZT)
Exit comes after Joe Kasper was implicated as orchestrator of power grab that led to dismissal of three Pentagon officials
Joe Kasper, the controversial chief of staff to the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who was central to a dramatic power struggle at the Pentagon, has left his post, in an unexpected departure.
Despite Hegseth's assurances just days ago on in a TV appearance on the Fox & Friends show that Kasper would merely transition to a slightly different role" within the department, Kasper confirmed to Politico in a Thursday interview he will instead return to government relations and consulting, maintaining only limited Pentagon ties as a special government employee.
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