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Diva Trump’s Hair Secrets Exposed: Wolff

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Inside Trump's HeadSep 6, 2026
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Inside Trump's HeadDiva Trump’s Hair Secrets Exposed: WolffWhole episode, 1:05:52
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  1. 1TrueMelania Trump was absent from the GOP midterm gathering.Multiple independent sources (Washington Post, Newsweek, Yahoo/Mirror/Independent coverage and a spokesperson confirmation) report that Melania Trump did not attend the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on September 9-10, 2026, so the claim's core assertion of absence holds. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's 'conspicuous absence from the GOP's midterm gathering,' and the post's own gathering referent matches the Dallas convention.6 sources →
  2. 2TrueDozens of officials at the Pentagon are being subjected to lie-detector tests.Multiple outlets report, citing The New York Times and CBS News, that several dozen senior Pentagon officials (about 50 Joint Staff members) were given polygraph tests in August 2026 in a leak investigation, which matches the claim as of 2026-09-08. The tests were completed in August rather than ongoing on the posting date, a minor tense imprecision that does not change the verdict.5 sources →
  3. 3Can’t tellDonald Trump uses a hair maintenance system involving small tufts of hair called a patch kit that are attached with paste.The sources show that biographer Michael Wolff made this claim on the September 5, 2026 podcast, and several outlets repeated it, but none independently verifies it. The Snopes hair-rumors collection is the only authoritative source on Trump's hair, and the excerpt provided does not show whether it addresses the patch kit. The extracted claim matches the passage's content, so no extraction-fidelity issue applies.10 sources →

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  4. 4TrueSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC, CBS, NPR) report that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, September 5, 2026, and met Putin, which is consistent with the claim as of 2026-09-08. The post said 'Steve Wickoff' (a misspelling of the same name), and the extraction faithfully reflects the post's statement that they 'have just arrived in Moscow'; the envoys later left for Kyiv, which does not change the state on the posting date.7 sources →

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  5. 5TrueMichael Wolff has authored four books about Donald Trump and two books about Rupert Murdoch.Multiple sources agree that Michael Wolff has written four books about Trump (Fire and Fury, Siege, Landslide, All or Nothing) and two about Rupert Murdoch (The Man Who Owns the News, The Fall). An older 2024 Charlie Rose profile counts only three Trump books because it predates All or Nothing, and the passage's 'Michael Wolfe' is a spelling variant of the same author.5 sources →

    ▶ 3:19

  6. 6Can’t tellDonald Trump uses a patch kit consisting of small tufts of hair to maintain his hair.The only sources on this are coverage repeating biographer Michael Wolff's claim, which is circular and not independent evidence; the White House has not confirmed it, and outlets say it has not been independently verified. No source corroborates or contradicts the claim as of 2026-09-08, and the claim is presented as Wolff's allegation rather than established fact.9 sources →

    ▶ 5:09

  7. 7TrueCongressman Max Miller is accused of breaking his two-year-old's collarbone and threatening his wife with violence.The claim that Rep. Max Miller is accused of breaking his two-year-old's collarbone and threatening his wife with violence is supported by multiple tier-1 sources reporting Emily Moreno's allegations. Miller denies the accusations, no criminal charges were filed, and Cuyahoga County child services found insufficient evidence of child abuse, but the claim only asserts that he is accused, which the sources confirm.6 sources →

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  8. 8Can’t tellDonald Trump wore a MAGA hat during a speech in support of Bernie Moreno.The only source for the hat claim is the claimant's own passage (Wolff's account of 'photos of the film'), which cannot corroborate it. The sources cover the March 2024 Dayton speech for Bernie Moreno, and one (inkl) discusses Trump's wig anecdote, but none states whether he wore a MAGA hat there, so the claim is unverified rather than false.5 sources →

    ▶ 7:13

  9. 9MixedRobert Mueller's investigation into collusion with Russia was taken over by the Justice Department and whitewashed.The sources show Mueller's probe ended with his report delivered to Attorney General Barr, and that Barr's four-page summary, not the full report, first set out the conclusions, so the Justice Department did handle the public account. But Mueller ran the investigation to its end rather than having it taken over, and 'whitewashed' is a contested characterization that the sources do not establish, since the full report documented damaging details about Trump's conduct.8 sources →

    ▶ 12:15

  10. 10MixedCIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian officials approximately three to four weeks prior to.The core claim holds: multiple outlets (Reuters, BBC, CBS, CNN) report CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to meet Russian intelligence officials, though the Kremlin says he did not meet Putin. The timing element does not hold: measured from the September 8 posting date, the trip was about two weeks earlier, not the three to four weeks the claim states.4 sources →

    ▶ 13:28

  11. 11TrueJared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are traveling to Ukraine.Multiple sources confirm that Witkoff and Kushner traveled to Ukraine, meeting Zelensky in Kyiv on September 6, 2026, two days before the claim was posted. The claim drops the podcast's 'supposed to be going tomorrow' framing and states the trip as present, but the core assertion of travel to Ukraine holds, so it is graded normally.9 sources →

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  12. 12TrueDonald Trump is traveling to his golf course in Dunbeg, Ireland, next weekend.As of the 2026-09-06 posting, the claim that Trump would travel to his golf course in Dunbeg (Doonbeg), Ireland, the following weekend was borne out: AP and Reuters report he visited the Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg on September 12-13, 2026, for the Irish Open. The 'Dunbeg' spelling is a variant of Doonbeg, and the post's 'I believe' hedge does not change the core assertion.7 sources →

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  13. 13TrueDonald Trump is using a Qatari-owned aircraft for travel.As of 2026-09-08, Trump was using the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar as Air Force One, and senior officials said he would fly it to Ireland the following week. The jet was a gift to the U.S. government rather than something Qatar still owns, so "Qatari-owned" is loose wording, but the core assertion holds. Later reporting (Oct. 2) says he stopped using it in mid-September, which does not change the September 8 assessment.6 sources →

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  14. 14TrueDonald Trump is currently using a Qatari plane for travel.As of 2026-09-06, Trump was using the Qatari-gifted jet for travel: Reuters reports he began flying aboard it on July 1, and the Washington Post, NYT and CNN (Sept. 4) report he was using it domestically through the summer and planned to use it for an Ireland trip. Later reports (Oct. 2) say he stopped using it in mid-September, but that does not change the verdict for the claim's date.8 sources →

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  15. 15MixedThree veterans filed a lawsuit on Friday against the construction of a triumphal arch.Sources confirm that three Vietnam veterans sued to block the Trump triumphal arch, but they say the suit was filed in February, not on a Friday. The Friday in the sources (Oct. 30) was a court hearing, so the claim's timing is contradicted even though the lawsuit itself is supported.5 sources →

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  16. 16TrueThe Supreme Court ruled in a recent ballroom lawsuit that the plaintiffs lacked standing.Multiple reliable outlets report that the Supreme Court's 5-4 emergency-docket order in the ballroom case held that the challenging party, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, likely lacked standing. The claim matches the reporting; the sources describe a single plaintiff rather than plural, and the ruling was preliminary rather than on the merits, which does not change the core assertion.5 sources →

    ▶ 24:26

  17. 17TrueDonald Trump owns a golf course called Dunbeg in Ireland.Sources show Trump owns the Irish golf resort in Doonbeg, County Clare, which The Hill reports he purchased in 2014, and the Post and Courier describes as owned by his family business. "Dunbeg" in the post is a spelling variant of Doonbeg, and the same course is meant (Chosun also uses "Dunbeg"). The ownership held on the 2026-09-06 posting date, and sources from September 2026 still describe it as his.5 sources →

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  18. 18TrueDonald Trump ordered two new Air Force One aircraft in 2017.Multiple sources state that Trump ordered two new Air Force One aircraft from Boeing during his first term, with the Air Force completing a contract for two 747-8s in August 2017. The Boeing contract was formally finalized in 2018, but the 2017 order is still supported.7 sources →

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  19. 19MixedThe two new Air Force One aircraft ordered in 2017 will not be delivered before 2029.The claim is partly contradicted: the Air Force and Boeing projected in late 2025 through mid-2026 that the first new VC-25B would be delivered in mid-2028, before 2029, while the second is projected for mid-2029, consistent with the claim. Sources also date the Boeing contract to 2018, not 2017, though the post's own wording said 2017, and the claim is a forecast, so it is graded against the official projections as of 2026-09-08.8 sources →

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  20. 20FalseBoeing stated that the new Air Force One planes will not be delivered before 2029.The sources do not show Boeing stating that the planes won't be delivered before 2029. Boeing's own 2026 statement says it anticipates first delivery in 2028, and Air Force projections put the first jet in mid-2028 and the second in mid-2029, so the claim is contradicted as of 2026-09-08.8 sources →

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  21. 21TrueMaria Bartiromo was the first correspondent to report from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Multiple independent sources, including a Fox Business/NYSE-related 25th anniversary article, Reuters, LA Times (1997), and Fox Business coverage, state that Bartiromo was the first television journalist or reporter to broadcast live from the NYSE floor, in 1995. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's statement, and the claim's wording matches the record's 'first correspondent to report from the floor' framing.9 sources →

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  22. 22TrueMaria Bartiromo won Emmy Awards.The claim that Maria Bartiromo won Emmy Awards is supported by multiple sources, including IMDb's awards listing (2008 and 2009 Emmys), Wikipedia, and her own agency and speaker bios describing two Emmys. The post itself says she won a couple of Emmys, so the extraction faithfully reflects the passage.6 sources →

    ▶ 33:46

  23. 23Can’t tellRoger Ailes hired Maria Bartiromo because he believed CEOs would be attracted to her.The sources confirm that Roger Ailes hired Maria Bartiromo at CNBC in 1993, but none of them addresses why he hired her. The claimed motive, that he believed CEOs would be attracted to her, comes only from Michael Wolff's podcast account of a private conversation, which the sources neither corroborate nor dispute.4 sources →

    ▶ 34:33

  24. 24TrueMaria Bartiromo's ratings at CNBC were declining when she left the network.The sources show CNBC's overall audience declining before Bartiromo left in 2013, which supports the claim at the network level, but none directly measures her personal ratings at CNBC, so the claim is only indirectly supported. The claim's wording tracks the passage's 'ratings that she had at CBC' point, and the passage itself is not evidence.4 sources →

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  25. 25TrueFox News paid almost a billion dollars in a lawsuit regarding the 2020 election.Multiple tier-1 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC) report that Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit over false 2020 election claims. "Almost a billion" is loose phrasing for $787.5 million, and the sources say Fox "agreed to pay" rather than confirming payment, but the core claim holds.6 sources →

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  26. 26Can’t tellPeople at Fox News have been supplying internal memos to the White House since 2017.The claim is an extraction that adds a sweeping "since 2017" timeframe and a general "people at Fox have been supplying internal memos" scope; the passage says only that a Fox employee (Bartiromo, per reports) supplied a memo to the White House recently, and the claimant's own words cannot corroborate. The sources show a 2018 AP report of Fox disciplining staff over a Pruitt interview and 2026 reports about the Bartiromo memo, but none documents a pattern of memo-supplying since 2017, so the claim departs from the passage and is unverifiable.7 sources →

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  27. 27TrueRupert Murdoch is 95 years old.Rupert Murdoch was born March 11, 1931, so he was 95 on the claim's date of 2026-09-08. Business Insider (March 2026, reporting his 95th birthday), Forbes (updated September 15, 2026) and Britannica (September 2026) all give his age as 95, and the post's passage uses the same figure. Later coverage through November 2026 still describes him as 95, so the claim held on the date it was made.9 sources →

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  28. 28FalseMaria Bartiromo is 60 years old.On 2026-09-06 Maria Bartiromo was 58, not 60. Her birth date of September 11, 1967 (from bartiromo.com and other sources) means she had not yet turned 59 that day, and a Queerty report from 2026-09-04 gives her age as 58. The claim matches the post's wording, so it is not an extraction error.7 sources →

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  29. 29FalseLeslie Stahl is 82 years old.The claim that Leslie Stahl is 82 is contradicted: she was born 16 December 1941, which makes her 84 on the 2026-09-08 posting date. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's words, so this is a factual error rather than an addition.6 sources →

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  30. 30TrueRoger Ailes started Fox News.Multiple reliable sources (AP obituary, NYT, Britannica, CNN, Wikipedia) state that Roger Ailes was hired by Rupert Murdoch to build and lead Fox News Channel, which launched October 7, 1996, so the claim that he started Fox News is supported. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage's statement that Ailes was 'chosen to start Fox News' and departs from it in no material way.5 sources →

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  31. 31TrueDavid Rhodes worked at Fox News before becoming head of news at CBS.Multiple tier1 and primary sources confirm David Rhodes worked at Fox News (from 1996, rising to vice president of news) before joining Bloomberg and then becoming president of CBS News in 2011. The claim's core sequence (Fox News, then CBS head of news) is supported; the 'head of news' label is a reasonable description of CBS News president, and the brother/Obama framing is peripheral and is supported by the Snopes and NYT sources (Ben Rhodes was an Obama adviser), though the claim omits that Bloomberg came in between.8 sources →

    ▶ 44:20

  32. 32MixedShepard Smith left Fox News to create a new news program at CNBC.Sources confirm Shepard Smith left Fox News and then joined CNBC to host a new newscast, 'The News with Shepard Smith.' They contradict the implied motive that he left Fox in order to create that program: he left abruptly after tensions over coverage and a run-in with Tucker Carlson, and CNBC hired him afterward. The claim's sequence is supported, but its causal 'to create' framing is not.8 sources →

    ▶ 44:53

  33. 33TrueMelania Trump refused to speak at the 2024 RNC convention.Sources consistently report that Melania Trump did not give a speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention, and the Independent reports she repeatedly declined invitations to speak, which supports 'refused'. The extracted claim matches the passage's wording, and the 2026 Daily Beast item is the claimant's own outlet's coverage rather than independent corroboration.6 sources →

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  34. 34TrueThe Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, Politico, The Washington Post's own About page, NPR) confirm that The Washington Post has been owned by Jeff Bezos since its 2013 sale, and the claim is still accurate as of 2026-09-08. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's 'Washington Post owned by Jeff Bezos.'6 sources →

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  35. 35FalseDonald Trump attended only one event at the Kennedy Center.The claim that Trump attended only one event at the Kennedy Center is contradicted by multiple reliable sources. They report at least three attendances: the June 2025 'Les Misérables' performance, the December 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, and the March 2026 opening night of 'Chicago'. The claim's source is a podcast speaker relaying a rumor, which cannot corroborate it.7 sources →

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  36. 36Can’t tellFees paid to sit beside Donald Trump at a Kennedy Center event went directly to a Trump PAC instead of the Kennedy Center.No source reports that fees paid to sit beside Trump at a Kennedy Center event were routed to a Trump PAC. The sources describe donor packages and sponsorship levels that included a photo op or seating, but none say where that money went, so the claim is neither supported nor contradicted.7 sources →

    ▶ 51:08

  37. 37TrueDonald Trump has $400 million in PAC funds.MAGA Inc., Trump's flagship super PAC, started September with more than $415 million cash on hand (Politico), and reported about $424 million in the bank through August (Washington Sun), so roughly $400 million in PAC funds is supported as of 2026-09-08. The claim is loose: the money belongs to a super PAC allied with Trump rather than to Trump personally, and cash fell to $164 million by Oct. 14 after heavy spending, which postdates the claim.4 sources →

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  38. 38MixedDonald Trump made $2.2 billion from crypto last year while in the White House.Trump's 2025 disclosure shows about $1.4 billion in crypto-related income, so the claim's crypto element and the 2025 timeframe are supported. The $2.2 billion figure is his total income from all sources, not his crypto income, so the claimed crypto amount is overstated by roughly 57%. The passage's own '2 billion from crypto' also conflates the two figures.8 sources →

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  39. 39True50 people in the Pentagon have been required to take lie detector tests regarding leaks about munitions shortages and Pete Hegseth's competence.Multiple reports published before the 2026-09-06 post say about 50 Joint Staff members (officers and civilian employees) were polygraphed in August 2026 over suspected leaks about depleted munitions stockpiles, which supports the central claim. Sources do not address the claimed link to leaks about Hegseth's competence, which is a peripheral detail with no contradiction, and most reports trace back to the New York Times, though CBS and Reuters add corroboration.9 sources →

    ▶ 53:36

  40. 40MixedThe Secretary of Defense released classified war plans to Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, via the Signal messaging app.The sources support that Hegseth posted operational details of a planned Yemen strike in a Signal chat that included Goldberg, who was added by mistake. Whether those details were classified, and whether they amount to 'war plans', is disputed: the administration and officials like Gabbard and Ratcliffe say nothing classified was shared, while critics and fact-checkers say the messages contained sensitive operational plans. The extraction matches the post's wording, so it is graded normally.9 sources →

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  41. 41MixedThere is currently no Army Secretary and no Chief of Staff to the Army Secretary.The claim's chief-of-staff part is supported: the Army chief of staff post was vacant as of September 2026, with Gen. Randy George removed in April and no permanent successor confirmed. The 'no Army Secretary' part is contradicted in the literal sense, because AP reported on Sept 3, 2026 that Trump named Adam Telle acting Army secretary after Dan Driscoll's departure, so there was an acting secretary on Sept 6, though no confirmed one.5 sources →

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  42. 42Can’t tellPete Hegseth's nickname within military circles is 'No Tab Pete' because he did not have a tab on his arm to show his service.Several outlets report that Pentagon insiders use the nickname 'No Tab Pete' for the absence of Ranger or Sapper tabs, and the Irish Star piece predates the post. But these reports nearly all trace back to one Daily Beast source, and no authoritative or independent record confirms or disputes it, so the coverage is circular and gives no directional signal. The extracted claim's explanation matches the sources and the extraction is faithful to the passage.8 sources →

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  43. 43TrueThe White House is undergoing a renovation that includes the installation of additional security features.As of 2026-09-06, sources show the White House was undergoing a major renovation (East Wing Modernization/ballroom, Lafayette Park overhaul, redesigned spaces) that included security features such as an underground screening facility, a front-entrance security upgrade, and bomb shelters and anti-drone defenses planned for the ballroom. The claim's wording matches the passage's 'overall renovation' and 'enhancement of virtually all security features' in substance, though 'virtually all' is an exaggeration the claim does not repeat; the post's claim is not graded as a falsehood beyond that.7 sources →

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  44. 44FalseRoger Ailes started CNBC.The claim that Roger Ailes started CNBC is contradicted by the sources. CNBC launched in April 1989 as the Consumer News and Business Channel under NBC and Cablevision, and Ailes joined NBC in 1993 to run the existing network, where he is credited with boosting its ratings. The post's own words ('the guy who started up CNBC') do not change this, since the claim matches the passage's wording and the sources contradict its substance.6 sources →

    ▶ 33:19

  45. 45TrueMaria Bartiromo transitioned from CNBC to Fox Business and Fox News.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources confirm Bartiromo left CNBC (after about 20 years) for Fox Business in 2014, and that she was also on Fox News, hosting Sunday Morning Futures there. The claim's core transition from CNBC to Fox Business and Fox News is supported; the 2013 Reuters and NYT reports and the 2014 LA Times piece document the move, and the 2026 NBC/AP reports confirm the Fox roles.5 sources →

    ▶ 38:05

  46. 46TrueMaria Bartiromo supplied an internal memo to the White House.Multiple outlets, including Status, Puck, and CNN citing sources, report that Bartiromo shared a Fox internal memo or guidance with the White House, and no source contradicts this. The reporting rests on anonymous sourcing that traces largely back to Status and Puck, and Fox has not publicly confirmed the reason for her exit, so confidence is moderate.7 sources →

    ▶ 40:32

  47. 47TrueLachlan Murdoch is running Fox News on a day-to-day basis.Multiple sources show Lachlan Murdoch has run Fox Corp, the parent of Fox News, as Chief Executive and Executive Chair since his father stepped back from day-to-day control in 2023, and CNN describes him as leading Fox News. The post's 'running things' refers to Fox News in its context, so the claim is a fair paraphrase; this was true on 2026-09-06 and no later source reports a change.9 sources →

    ▶ 42:10

  48. 48TrueDonald Trump has solicited $800 million from corporate donors.Multiple outlets report, citing a Wall Street Journal investigation published July 31, 2026, that Trump raised more than $800 million from donors since returning to office, with a hands-on fundraiser soliciting large corporate contributions. The sources describe the total as coming from corporate donors and wealthy individuals, so the claim's narrower 'corporate donors' framing is a minor scope simplification rather than a contradiction, and the sources are downstream echoes of a single WSJ report.5 sources →

    ▶ 51:41

  49. 49MixedFifty people at the Department of Defense are being subjected to lie-detector tests due to the Secretary of Defense's frustration over leaks.The record supports that about 50 Joint Staff personnel were given polygraphs in August 2026 over leaks about munitions stockpiles, but the sources attribute the anger behind the probe to President Trump, not the Secretary of Defense. The claim's Secretary-specific frustration is therefore not supported and partly conflicts with the reporting, though the extraction matches the post's own wording.7 sources →

    ▶ 57:32

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