Basically Trump does not want to fire Hegseth since it would look bad on him personally for hiring him but the other staff at the Pentagon hates him so much they’re totally going to war to get him turfed immediately. He’s toast eventually in my opinion.

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This is an extreme version of 'fake it til you make it' where you just never resign despite all the hints and everything around you crumbling because your boss is too much of a coward to do what needs to be done.