Donald Trump, President of the United States, on Wednesday, 13 Aban, in response to a question from reporters about the possibility of removing Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said: “No, I think he’s doing a very good job.”

These remarks were made after the Republicans’ defeat in the U.S. midterm elections. As Reuters reported, following this defeat and the increase in criticism of the war with Iran, speculation has emerged about the future of Hegseth in the Trump administration.

Trump also, in response to a question about the possibility of appointing Hegseth to the vacant U.S. Senate seat of the state of Tennessee, said that if such an appointment were made, he would be very popular, but that so far he hasn’t heard anything about this possibility.