{
  "id": 5402707,
  "title": "Panetta says Hegseth is 'undermining the strength' of the US military",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/panetta-says-hegseth-is-undermining-the-strength-of-the-us-military",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T19:31:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6069868-leon-panetta-hegseth-criticism-undermines-military/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta blasted current Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday for \"undermining the strength\" of the U.S. military. “I think the secretary is undermining the strength of our military, and particularly the Army, by creating the kind of turmoil in the command structure that he’s been creating,” Panetta told host Wolf Blitzer...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Vance addresses high-profile military departures under Hegseth: \"We needed to have a culture shift\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/vance-addresses-high-profile-military-departures-under-hegseth-we",
        "published": "2026-09-03T21:13:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}