CBS NewsPolitics
Trump says he is not firing Pete Hegseth

President Donald Trump says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will keep his job, even as sources told CBS News Trump has asked people around him whether he should remain in the role. CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang reported the conflicting signals.
This card is an AI-assisted summary of reporting published by CBS News. Read the original report before relying on it for medical, legal, financial, safety, or emergency decisions.