{
  "id": 11485145,
  "title": "Wall Street Journal editorial board knocks Hegseth's 'weirdos' line in speech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/wall-street-journal-editorial-board-knocks-hegseths-weirdos-line-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6126293-wall-street-journal-editorial-board-knocks-hegseths-weirdos-line-in-speech/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board on Friday criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s fiery comment during a Wednesday speech to active-duty officers that he wants “warriors” not “weirdos” in the military. While the opinion piece praised new initiatives introduced by the secretary during this address, including the development of autonomous warfare technology and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}