Woodward on Trump Keeping Pete Hegseth: He ‘Doesn’t Worry About Incompetence, He Worries About Loyalty’

WOODWARD That s that ░░░░░░░░ a shame for him ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and for ░░░░░░░░ country PSAKI It s ░░░░░░░░ of those questions I ░░░░░░░░ think about is why ░░░░░░░░ he keep him around ░░░░░░░░ mean there s things ░░░░░░░░ well he has to ░░░░░░░░ another Secretary of Defense ░░░░░░░░ That s not always ░░░░░░░░ easy But he does ░░░░░░░░ a big majority in ░░░░░░░░ Senate He now though ░░░░░░░░ made some big public ░░░░░░░░ there Trump has a ░░░░░░░░ sometimes of wanting to ░░░░░░░░ people Is that part ░░░░░░░░ it or why do ░░░░░░░░ think he keeps him ░░░░░░░░ WOODWARD Well I think ░░░░░░░░ doesn t worry about ░░░░░░░░ He worries about loyalty ░░░░░░░░ loyalty is the first ░░░░░░░░ And in a situation ░░░░░░░░ this it s bad ░░░░░░░░ the country It is ░░░░░░░░ that a president thinking ░░░░░░░░ the responsibilities of being ░░░░░░░░ I remember I asked ░░░░░░░░ once what s the ░░░░░░░░ of the president And ░░░░░░░░ had a very good ░░░░░░░░ which is to protect ░░░░░░░░ people Protecting the people ░░░░░░░░ you think about the ░░░░░░░░ and the military and ░░░░░░░░ Defense Department you want ░░░░░░░░ make sure it s ░░░░░░░░ You want to make ░░░░░░░░ that it s not ░░░░░░░░ kind of boys club ░░░░░░░░ grab rear ends I ░░░░░░░░ it s just it ░░░░░░░░ t it isn t ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t serve ░░░░░░░░ doesn t serve the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t serve you ░░░░░░░░ I spent five years ░░░░░░░░ the Navy And I ░░░░░░░░ the last year in ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon and you learn ░░░░░░░░ obligation you learn about ░░░░░░░░ important the task is ░░░░░░░░ that means serious getting ░░░░░░░░ to dealing with the ░░░░░░░░ in the most careful ░░░░░░░░ constructive and creative way ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ of that now.”