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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Contributing Editor, National Review
Mario Loyola is an National Review contributing editor, a former counsel for foreign and defense policy to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Co
Mario Loyola is an National Review contributing editor, a former counsel for foreign and defense policy to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, and a former special assistant at the Pentagon.