Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday became the first Republican member of Congress to openly indicate support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s removal from office.
Why it matters: Hegseth is under fire for a series of scandals including the departures of several of his top officials at the Pentagon and new reporting about his use of Signal to discuss sensitive information.
It doesn’t matter. Doc Bacon is not representative of Republicans. He is from a split district that voted for Biden and Harris by about 5 points each.