President Trump affirmed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remains in his role despite his participation in an unsecured text chain that led to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz's removal. Waltz's ousting, linked to a Signal group chat sharing sensitive information, comes as Trump nominates him for a new position at the UN. During an NBC interview, Trump stated that Hegseth's job was safe, praising his performance in military operations against the Houthis. The former president characterized the surrounding controversy as mere "fake news."
I just think he'll do a nice job in the new position. Mike is a fine guy, Trump said.
No. Not even a little bit. No. Pete's going to be great.
We're hitting them very hard. No, he's doing a very good job.
Trump has downplayed the controversy as fake news.
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