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Trump Strongly Denies Feud With Hegseth—Amid Backlash Over Munitions

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Aug 6, 2026

Newest development Aug 7, 2026 · 2 reportsTrump Responds To Report About Hegseth

Hegseth has faced accusations for months of downplaying the impact of the Iran war and misleading the public and Trump about its objectives.

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    Trump Strongly Denies Feud With Hegseth—Amid Backlash Over Munitions

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    Trump Responds To Report About Hegseth

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  1. Just the News

    Trump denies 'fake news' that he's unhappy with Hegseth (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Hegseth has been in the crosshairs of left-wing critics of his social policies in the military and of right-wing critics over his prosecution of the Iran war.

  2. The New Republic

    Trump Loses It Over Report He Snapped at Pete Hegseth Over Missiles (opens The New Republic)

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    President Donald Trump is crashing out about a report that he confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S. military’s depleted munitions stockpile. Trump took to Truth Social less than an hour into Thursday to hit back at The Washington Post for reporting that tensions between Hegseth and…

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The shortages have been part of the reason Trump has pulled back from launching additional massive strikes against Iran in recent days.

  4. Axios

    Trump backs Hegseth, calls reports to the contrary "treasonous" (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    President Trump on Thursday publicly defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , and said reporting suggesting any friction between the two was "treasonous." Why it matters: The Washington Pos t and others reported this week that Trump had reached his limits with Hegseth over the state of the country'…

  5. The Hill

    Trump defends Hegseth after reported clash over munitions at Camp David (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday after the two reportedly clashed last week at Camp David over the depletion of the U.S. military’s munition stockpiles during the war with Iran. “The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors.

  6. PoliticusUSA

    Trump Turns On Pete Hegseth As His Administration Is Collapsing (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    Trump denies it, but he reportedly confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and claimed that he was misled about the US military's munitions shortage.

  7. Forbes

    Trump Strongly Denies Feud With Hegseth—Amid Backlash Over Munitions (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Hegseth has faced accusations for months of downplaying the impact of the Iran war and misleading the public and Trump about its objectives.

  8. The Hill

    Live updates: Trump backs up Hegseth amid munitions shortage; Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Thursday trashed the Washington Post for its reporting on a rift between him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid a munitions shortage driven by the Iran conflict. “The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors.

  9. RedState

  10. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Calls News of Replacing Hegseth ‘False’, ‘Completely Unfounded’ (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is not going anywhere. That’s according to President Donald Trump who dismissed reports that Hegseth could be replaced. Trump's statement on Truth Social comes after reports of friction…

  11. Revolver News

  12. The Brunswick News

    Trump backs Hegseth after report of dispute over stockpiles (opens The Brunswick News)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended Pete Hegseth after a report about a disagreement over dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles raised questions about the Pentagon chief’s future in the administration. “I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is…

  13. New York Post

    Trump defends Pete Hegseth after report he lashed out at war secretary: ‘One of my best’ (opens New York Post)

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    resident Trump expressed full-throated support for War Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday – a day after a report claimed the president accused the Pentagon chief of misleading him about the state of America’s arms stockpile.

  14. The New Republic

    Trump Rages Wildly at Hegseth as Leaks Reveal Humiliating New Blunders (opens The New Republic)

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    A striking new Washington Post report reveals that Donald Trump privately raged at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, demanding to know why he’d caught off guard by depleted munitions stockpiles. Yet these leaks actually reveal his own serious screw-ups.

  15. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Responds To Report About Hegseth (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The most surprising detail here is that the White House says a huge fight at Camp David literally never happened. That is the exact phrase Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt used on Thursday. She was there, she says, and the angry scene the paper described was pure make-believe.

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