In the extended CBS 60 Minutes interview, President Trump said he expects to make “maybe a few changes” to his team after the midterm defeat, then defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against resignation calls: “I do. Look, we’ve won two wars.”
Asked if he credits Hegseth for the Venezuela operation, Trump answered: “No, but he was a part of it.” This cut is from the full extended interview, in a wider shot than the broadcast excerpts.
The defense came on the same day Rep. Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth in the House, a move the Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, said he fully supports. The resolution forces a House vote this week. Trump, whose party lost its House majority in the midterms, has faced calls from Democrats for Hegseth to resign over the Iran war. He made clear in the interview that any change to his team would come on his own timetable.
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