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Trump Weighs Firing Hegseth After GOP Midterm Losses: CBS News

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump weighed the future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following Republican losses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis floated as a potential replacement, CBS News reported Wednesday.
  • Control of the U.S. Senate and House slipped from the Republican Party on Tuesday night. Democrats, who led prior impeachment efforts against Hegseth, may intensify those efforts with their new majorities.
  • White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly stated Wednesday that the president 'has full confidence in Secretary Hegseth,' while Trump denied plans to replace him, telling reporters, 'No, I think he's doing a very good job.'
  • Vice President JD Vance publicly broke from the administration's defense of the Iran war on Wednesday, blaming the conflict for the GOP's defeat and stating the war was 'the reason we lost.'
  • Axios reported in April that Trump had been told DeSantis was interested in various administration positions, including defense secretary. Sources suggest DeSantis could undergo Senate confirmation during the lame-duck period.
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A Turkish head. U.S. President Donald Trump is looking for someone to blame for his party's electoral rundown and one of the most notorious names is that of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. This is pointed out by sources close to the president's orbit to several U.S. media outlets, who claim to have witnessed how the president is seeking advice not only on what steps to take after the elections, but specifically on what to do with the defense sec…

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The president can sacrifice his war minister after the voters' verdict, writes GP's Britt-Marie Mattsson.

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The leader of the Pentagon is criticized for his management of the war in Iran, which has led many Republican voters to vote Democratic. Can Donald Trump sacrifice it?

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