White House: Chuck Hagel 'wasn't up to the job'

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White House: Chuck Hagel 'wasn't up to the job'
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will step down Monday, and the White House is being fairly blunt about the reason for his departure.

"He wasn't up to the job," a senior administration official told NBC.

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Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.