Trump Rules Out Firing Hegseth After Midterm Losses
US President Donald Trump has said he will not fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even after his party suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections. Trump has blamed those losses partly on the war against Iran. The decision keeps Hegseth in one of the most senior roles in the government during a tense period.
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Context: Democrats won control of the US House and Senate in the midterms, and Hegseth heads the Pentagon, the US defence ministry. The Iran war is the central issue in the debate over these losses.
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