They peddle old stuff, they kick it back up, Hegseth said.
You know why I said that?
Cause Im in the bowels of the Pentagon every single day.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.© Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Cause thats on the regular basis, on classified systems.
Hegseth even described Trump as super-human.
This is what its all about, trying to get at President Trump and his agenda.
And thats unfortunate, Hegseth said.
Asked about that article, Hegseth said cryptically, anybody who knows John knows why we let him go.
We did a lot of favors for John.
He did some good work up front, Hegseth said.
Then he was moved along and asked to move along.
Now hes misrepresented a lot of things in the press.
We did right by him.
We tried to help.
Hes spinning it otherwise.
Its politics, I guess.
These are the guys you picked, especially Caldwell, Kilmeade said, referring to senior advisorDan Caldwell.
And they worked for you for your previous job before you got over to Fox.
And they said that they have not been asked to have their phones.
They werent asked about communications.
They didnt go through… they didnt take a polygraph.
So why would they be let go and not be investigated?
If one or two of these guys is exonerated after an investigation, great, said Hegseth.
Thats what investigations are for.
But we took it seriously.
It led to some unfortunate places.
People I have known for quite some time, but its not my job to protect them.
Its my job to protect national security.
The full interview with Hegseth, which runs about 13 minutes, is available onYouTube.
How long can Hegseth hold on to his current role?
Nobody knows for sure.
NPR reported on Monday that Trump may be looking for a replacement.
But if history is any indicator, its not over until Fox News turns on somebody.
That, however, seems very unlikely given the fact that Hegseth was working at Fox until very recently.
The former TV host has a lot of friends at the web link.
Matt Gaetz, Trumps first pick to be Attorney General, seemed to have fewer friends at Fox.
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