Fox News: Hegseth May Lose His Job After Republican Election Defeat Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth finds himself at the center of a political storm after Republicans lost control of both houses of Congress in the Nov. 3 election. As Fox News reports, citing administration sources, his resignation is considered a very real scenario, despite the fact that Trump is publicly defending it. President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that Gasth was "doing a great job" when asked if he was considering replacing the Pentagon chief. However, according to Fox News, that didn't stop the rumors. One White House official said that the results of the election "would have looked completely different if it weren't for the war with Iran" and predicted that Trump would eventually blow the whistle: "It's going to happen in a lame duck period." A former White House official bluntly told Fox News Digital, "Hegseth is on the chopping block." Another source in the administration said there were "indications" of a possible dismissal, but added that "Trump can make a 180-degree turn" at any moment and "only Trump knows what he's going to do." A foreign policy official expressed doubt that Gasth would remain in office until the end of the year. As mentioned, in addition to the war with Iran, a number of factors influence Hesset's position: The failure of the campaign in Iran: According to the source, "it turned out that Bessant became the main one after Pitt failed to secure victory over Iran," referring to Finance Minister Scott Bassan, who led the sanctions campaign against Tehran. Impeachment looms: Republican Thomas Massey of Kentucky has vowed to bring to a vote his decision to impeach Hesseth during the lame-duck term if he remains in office. Democratic pressure: Before the election, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries promised to "run Pete Hesseth out of town" if the Democrats won the majority.

Fox News: Hegseth May Lose His Job After Republican Election Defeat Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth finds himself at the center of a political storm after Republicans lost control of both houses of Congress in the Nov. 3 election. As Fox News reports, citing administration sources, his resignation is considered a very real scenario, despite the fact that Trump is publicly defending it. President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that Gasth was "doing a great job" when asked if he was considering replacing the Pentagon chief. However, according to Fox News, that didn't stop the rumors. One White House official said that the results of the election "would have looked completely different if it weren't for the war with Iran" and predicted that Trump would eventually blow the whistle: "It's going to happen in a lame duck period." A former White House official bluntly told Fox News Digital, "Hegseth is on the chopping block." Another source in the administration said there were "indications" of a possible dismissal, but added that "Trump can make a 180-degree turn" at any moment and "only Trump knows what he's going to do." A foreign policy official expressed doubt that Gasth would remain in office until the end of the year. As mentioned, in addition to the war with Iran, a number of factors influence Hesset's position: The failure of the campaign in Iran: According to the source, "it turned out that Bessant became the main one after Pitt failed to secure victory over Iran," referring to Finance Minister Scott Bassan, who led the sanctions campaign against Tehran. Impeachment looms: Republican Thomas Massey of Kentucky has vowed to bring to a vote his decision to impeach Hesseth during the lame-duck term if he remains in office. Democratic pressure: Before the election, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries promised to "run Pete Hesseth out of town" if the Democrats won the majority.