Trump denies reports he will fire Defense Secretary Hegseth

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According to US media outlets that reported this before the midterm elections, Trump is considering dismissing Hegseth following the Republican defeat. According to Maariv, the name of Ron DeSantis also came up as a possible replacement, but Trump denied this.

According to CNN, a claim was reported within the Republican Party that Hegseth played a central role in the decision to strike Iran without an exit strategy. Trump later said Hegseth is doing a very good job and "I will keep him in his position". According to Arutz Sheva, Hegseth fought the attempts to remove him and accused his rivals of trying to eliminate him politically.

According to Behadrei Haredim, Democrats are preparing to open investigations into the management of the Pentagon and the war in Iran.