Since taking office last year Pete Hegseth has ousted at least 21 generals. “He’s a 12-year-old boy with a set of army action figures who likes to play war,” sighs one former military official https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/15/pete-hegseths-pentagon-is-a-lethality-maxxing-wasps-nest?taid=69e23383ba4ee50001ee077e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante