{"id":237239,"date":"2025-04-23T00:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/white-house-defends-embattled-hegseth\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T00:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:04:32","slug":"white-house-defends-embattled-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/white-house-defends-embattled-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"White House defends embattled Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rErUvz74Vi4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"White House defends embattled Hegseth\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rErUvz74Vi4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The White House defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid reports that the Pentagon chief used a second Signal group chat to discuss classified military plans, saying that President Donald Trump \u201cstands strongly\u201d behind Hegseth and his changes at the Pentagon. In interviews, Hegseth remained defiant, insisting that fired officials leaked information.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 CNN\u2019s Jeff Zeleny and Natasha Bertrand discuss the Hegseth scandal<br \/>\n4:24 Marc Short, former VP Pence chief of staff, analyzes the political situation<br \/>\n8:12 Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee, says Hegseth isn\u2019t up to the job<br \/>\n15:32 Laura Coates Live panel reacts to the Hegseth scandal<br \/>\n25:52 CNN Global Affairs Analyst Brett McGurk on why this matters<\/p>\n<p>#CNN #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid reports that the Pentagon chief used a second Signal group chat to discuss classified military plans, saying that President Donald Trump \u201cstands strongly\u201d behind Hegseth and his changes at the Pentagon. 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