He has slammed media coverage of the allegations as "fake" and "BS" and has said he will not "back down ... He didn't say whether he would support Hegseth's nomination, though.

Hegseth said the plans to slash 20% of the military's most senior generals was meant to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy.

Hegseth, in an interview on Fox News, said his critics were people who were disgruntled over the pace of change at the Pentagon, and he insisted that he would not back down. He said that there had ...

Pete Hegseth reportedly paused military aid to Ukraine without approval from Donald Trump or the White House, according to Reuters.

Trump sat down for the exclusive interview ... ADVERTISEMENT When asked by Moran if he had a “hundred percent confidence” in Hegseth, Trump retorted back and called it a “stupid question.” ...

Last week, it was announced that Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, was stepping down. Three other ... the Russia hoax, won’t give back their Pulitzers,” he said. Hegseth added ...

I can say that Joe was ... move,” suggesting that Hegseth was unprepared and agreed to the sit-down just to appear “combative” for the president. When asked if he would return to the ...

Pete Hegseth's more focused on staging photo ops than taking real action, according to an inside player. RadarOnline.com can reveal a former top aide to Hegseth has blasted the Pentagon, accusing ...

President Donald Trump knocked what he called a "stupid question" from ABC News' Terry Moran about his confidence in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. During a sit-down primetime interview ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... employees,” he added of the ousted aides. “We should be talking about the decimation of the Houthis, how we’re pushing back the Chinese ...