White House refutes claims of seeking new defense secretary

Published 21/04/2025, 19:04
White House refutes claims of seeking new defense secretary

Investing.com -- The White House on Monday refuted a report suggesting it was searching for a new defense secretary. The report came after Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth allegedly disclosed details of a U.S. attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis through a commercial messaging application.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt categorically denied the story, which was published by National Public Radio. She stated that the President stood firmly behind the current Secretary of Defense, as he had indicated earlier on Monday.

Leavitt communicated this information through a post on X, where she wrote, "As the President said this morning, he stands strongly behind ⁦@SecDef." This statement was in direct response to the circulating reports about a potential replacement for the Pentagon chief.

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