White House denies Hegseth and Rubio to leave jobs after Republican election losses
Summary
The White House and State Department denied reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would leave their posts after Republican losses in the midterm elections. President Donald Trump said he intends to keep Hegseth, though Republican Representative Thomas Massie said he plans to introduce an impeachment resolution against him next week.Key Facts
- The article says the election losses gave Democrats control of both the House and Senate.
- Trump and Vice-President JD Vance blamed the Iran war for Republican losses.
- Trump said he had received calls about Hegseth but intended to keep him in the job.
- Hegseth defended his record in a video and condemned the impeachment effort.
- Representative Thomas Massie said he plans to introduce a resolution to impeach Hegseth early next week.
- Rubio told The New York Times that staying in his job through the end of Trump's term had always been his plan.
- The Washington Post reported that Trump may be considering replacing Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine or Centcom chief Admiral Brad Cooper.
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