On Wednesday, November 4, in response to reporters' questions regarding the possibility of firing US Secretary of War Pete Hegst, US President Donald Trump said: "No, I think he's doing a very good job." These statements were made after the defeat of the Republicans in the US mid-term elections. According to Reuters, in the wake of this failure and growing criticism of the war with Iran, there has been speculation about Guest's future in the Trump administration. Trump also responded to a question about the possibility of appointing Hoggest to the vacant Tennessee state Senate seat, saying he would be very popular if such an appointment were made, but he had not heard anything about that possibility.

On Wednesday, November 4, in response to reporters' questions regarding the possibility of firing US Secretary of War Pete Hegst, US President Donald Trump said: "No, I think he's doing a very good job." These statements were made after the defeat of the Republicans in the US mid-term elections. According to Reuters, in the wake of this failure and growing criticism of the war with Iran, there has been speculation about Guest's future in the Trump administration. Trump also responded to a question about the possibility of appointing Hoggest to the vacant Tennessee state Senate seat, saying he would be very popular if such an appointment were made, but he had not heard anything about that possibility.