Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the subject of widespread news coverage earlier this year after he shared classified plans for a U.S. strike on Iran-backed militants in Yemen with a group chat that included a journalist, is making headlines anew after NBC News reported he was contemplating a run for Tennessee governor.

That would require him to step down as Pentagon chief, teeing up a major leadership change, albeit one that may be welcomed by some in the Department of Defense, where Hegseth’s purported paranoia and erratic moves have rankled White House officials and alienated staffers. It has all been enough that his allies apparently staged an intervention.

"The Daily Show" pleaded with the people of Tennessee Wednesday night to "take one for the team" and elect Pete Hegseth governor.