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Exclusive: Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’

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By Zachary Cohen, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his department pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation,…

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    By Zachary Cohen, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his department pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation,…

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