Trump Says He’s Not Considering Replacing Sec. Hegseth, But He’d Be a ‘Very Popular’ Senator

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REPORTER 1: “Are you considering replacing Secretary Hegseth?”
TRUMP: “No, I think he’s doing a very good job.”
REPORTER 2: “So you don’t want him to fill in Marsha Blackburn’s Senate seat? To be appointed to be a senator.”
TRUMP: “Well, I think — I think he’s doing a very good job, and I actually think he’D be very popular if he did that. But I haven’t heard that at all.”