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Trump says he is not firing Pete Hegseth

CBS News5 November 2026, 22:37 UTC

President Trump says he is not firing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite sources telling CBS News that he has been asking those around him whether he should keep his job. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.

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