
The president has received calls from people unhappy with the defense secretary, but he intends to keep him in place
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Trump said in a telephone interview with ABC News that he wanted to keep Pete Hegseth at the helm of the Pentagon, despite receiving calls from people dissatisfied with the defense secretary. He also acknowledged that it would be easier to get a new secretary confirmed before Democrats take control of the Senate in January.
Donald Trump plans to keep Pete Hegseth at the helm of the Pentagon. The president said this in a telephone interview with ABC news. The tycoon admitted, however, that he had received phone calls from people dissatisfied with the defense secretary. "I get these calls about him. I don't understand why." Trump also acknowledged that it would be easier to get a new secretary confirmed before Democrats take control of the Senate in January. But in the end he reiterated: "I intend to keep Hegseth in his place" -
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Trump will retain Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
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