The White House on Tuesday backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the second straight day, saying he is doing a “tremendous job” amid several controversies and that President Donald Trump “stands strongly” behind him.

A report Monday by NPR, which the White House denounced, alleged the administration was seeking to oust Hegseth after allegations he used the Signal messaging app on his personal smartphone to detail classified information about airstrikes on Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist targets in Yemen with his wife, brother, and attorney.

Hegseth also allegedly shared similar details in a Signal group chat in March with top White House officials that accidentally included a journalist.

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