Trump Denied Reports Of A Conflict With The Defense Secretary
2- 6.08.2026, 21:14
The U.S. president called the Washington Post article a rumor and accused the newspaper of treason.
The claim that Donald Trump demanded that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hagset explain the missile shortage is untrue. The U.S. president made this statement on Truth Social.
Donald Trump praised the Pentagon chief’s contributions to the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and to military operations in Iran, which, according to him, “was destroyed.” “Pete is highly respected in the military and has achieved tremendous success, including the repeal of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy and increasing the number of recruits to a historically high level,” he wrote.
The Washington Post reported on the conflict between the U.S. president and the Pentagon chief. Donald Trump called the report a rumor and accused the newspaper of treason for its “false reports.”