Dedicated Issues··Thursday, November 5, 2026, 8:23 AM

‘He’s Doing a Very Good Job’ Trump Stands by Pete Hegseth Amid Iran War Backlash

President Trump insisted Thursday that he has "every intention" of retaining Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as pressure grows to make the Pentagon chief the scapegoat for Tuesday’s sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections. Trump boasted that Hegseth was doing a ‘very good job,’ despite facing an avalanche of criticism over his handling of

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