US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to keep Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War, adding in statements to ABC News: "I have every intention of keeping him." Trump admitted that he received calls from "people who are not happy with Gasth," and added: "I get these calls about him, and I don't understand why." Trump also acknowledged that confirming the confirmation of a new Secretary of War would be "easier" before Democrats take control of the Senate next January.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to keep Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War, adding in statements to ABC News: "I have every intention of keeping him." Trump admitted that he received calls from "people who are not happy with Gasth," and added: "I get these calls about him, and I don't understand why." Trump also acknowledged that confirming the confirmation of a new Secretary of War would be "easier" before Democrats take control of the Senate next January.