President Donald Trump dismissed ABC News’ Terry Moran’s question about his confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “stupid.”
In a prime-time interview marking his 100th day in office on Tuesday, Trump was asked about his discussions with Hegseth, who has recently drawn attention for using the encrypted Signal app for official business and the ongoing shake-up at the Pentagon that resulted in the departure of his top aides.
“Did you take him to the woodshed?” Moran asked at one point.
“I had a talk with him, and whatever I said, I probably wouldn’t be inclined to tell you, but we had a good talk,” Trump responded.
“He’s a talented guy, he’s young, he’s smart, highly educated, and I think he’s gonna be a very good defense- hopefully a great defense secretary, but he’ll be a very good defense secretary,” Trump added.
“You have 100% confidence in Pete Hegseth,” said in a follow-up.
