Hegseth looks safe at the Pentagon -- for now

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Trump told reporters that he remains confident in Hegseth, who is "doing a great job."
44% : Given his record of holding prior Cabinet leaders accountable, many in the secretary's own inner circle will applaud quietly if Trump chooses to do the same in short order at the top of the Defense Department.
34% : Not to mention that, while Trump remains behind Hegseth, the president also can tire of defending his advisers.
20% : Know More As both Hegseth and Trump dug in and showed no signs that their partnership is fraying, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump "stands strongly" by the Pentagon chief and former Fox News host.
18% : Trump also doesn't care that much about drama over things like the sharing of classified information -- after Signalgate initially broke, he was more perturbed over the fact that The Atlantic, a magazine he hates, was added into the chat.

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