President Donald Trump didn’t quite give embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth his full vote of confidence during an interview on Tuesday. When asked by ABC’s Terry Moran if he had 100% confidence in Hegseth despite the Signal messaging scandal and other embarrassing reports,

President Donald Trump reasserted his support for Pete Hegseth in a Tuesday interview with ABC News, refusing to pander to a “stupid question” on his confidence in the defense secretary. Trump sat down for the exclusive interview with the network where he addressed several talking points from his first 100 days as president.

During a cabinet meeting, President Trump jokingly called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the "least controversial person," despite recent scrutiny over Signal group chats and Pentagon departures. Hegseth,