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Trump stands by Hegseth and calls affordability 'a Democratic hoax'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM EST
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as President Donald Trump looks on, during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as President Donald Trump looks on, during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Hosts Scott Tong and Peter O’Dowd set the Friday politics roundtable for guests John King of CNN and Weijia Jiang of CBS News, to discuss why President Trump stands by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as lawmakers look into possible Pentagon war crimes, and how affordability played out as a political issue this week.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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