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Former JAG officer torches Hegseth's 'warrior ethos': 'A total abomination.'

A major flu outbreak hit Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, leaving more than 160 troops sick. Just weeks before this outbreak, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the military's flu vaccine mandate, calling the flu requirements “absurd, overreaching.” Margaret Donovan joins “The Weekend: Primetime” to discuss the flu outbreak and Hegseth's recent push to transform the military in his image.

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