# Hegseth Takes Major Loss in War after Fatal Mistake

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Podcast: [The Ken Harbaugh Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536)
Published: 2026-05-08T05:00:00+00:00
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Ken Harbaugh sits down with Fred Wellman — former public affairs officer for the 101st Airborne and spokesman for Generals Petraeus and Dempsey — to dissect how Pete Hegseth is losing both the war and the information battle. With the Pentagon's press ban drawing court rebukes and a majority of Americans opposing the conflict, Wellman breaks down what effective military communications looks like, and why this Pentagon is failing by every measure — plus his own run for Congress. Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Fred’s campaign here: https://www.wellmanformo.com/ Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

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