A trio of key Trump administration officials — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt — are in the midst of facing their first major foreign policy test in their high-profile admin roles.
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AtrioofkeyTrumpadministrationofficials—SecretaryofDefensePeteHegseth,DirectorofNationalIntelligenceTulsiGabbardandWhiteHousepresssecretaryKarolineLeavitt—areinthemidstoffacingtheirfirstmajorforeignpolicytestintheirhigh-profileadminrolesafterIsraellaunchedpreemptivestrikesonIranandPresidentDonaldTrumpweighsinvolvingtheU.S.intheconflict.
ThetrioascendedtotheirroleswithwidespreadfanfareamongmanyMAGAconservatives,thoughmanycriticsjustmonthsagoquestionediftheirpriorcareerspreparedthemforwhatwastocome.ThecurrentflaringtensionswiththeIslamicRepubliccouldbethefinalarbiterofwhichsidewascorrect.
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