Maggie Haberman discussed on CNN how Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's recent Fox News interview was viewed poorly within the White House. Despite his allies in the military, the interview lacked coherence and reportedly left many disoriented. Hegseth's comments about removing his staff while still claiming an investigation was ongoing raised eyebrows. President Trump has supported Hegseth in conversations, citing recruitment and morale, yet the administration desires to mitigate damaging headlines as the situation evolves with ongoing scrutiny.
The interview, this morning, was not seen as a home run. Even among Hegseth's allies outside the administration, it was seen as a little disorienting and a little disjointed.
It was also really striking to people that Hegseth was basically describing a process of frog-marching his own people out of the building, while then saying, And, you know, we're doing an investigation now.
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