Newsmax's Greg Kelly, ratcheted up his criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Friday by calling him a "DESPICABLE guy" who "lied" his way to the top.

Newsmax host Greg Kelly criticized Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Friday over the firing of Secretary of the Navy John Phelan. Phelan’s immediate departure from the administration was announced Wednesday,

Newsmax host Greg Kelly unloaded on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he unexpectedly fired Navy Secretary John Phelan. Earlier this week, Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin suggested Hegseth ousted Phelan after the Navy secretary insisted on complying with a judge who said that punishing Sen.

Sources say Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed after months of tensions with Pentagon leaders over shipbuilding programs and chain-of-command issues.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s effort to reshape the Pentagon continued this week, though this time it was with the firing of a Trump-appointed service secretary. Sean Parnell, the top Pentagon spokesman,