White House denies Hegseth and Rubio will leave jobs after Republican election losses
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The White House has denied rumours that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio might leave their jobs in a post-election shakeup after heavy Republican midterm losses, BBC News reported. President Trump told ABC News he had every intention of keeping Hegseth and later said Hegseth had done a fantastic job, while Rubio told The New York Times working for Trump until term's end has always been his plan; the White House and State Department called Rubio-exit reports fake news. An outgoing congressional Republican threatened an impeachment vote against Hegseth as early as next week over the Iran war. [1]