Trump on Hegseth: 'Fake News' From 'Disgruntled' Pentagon Employees

<![CDATA[At least one aspect of politics has improved: the "confidence" statement. In days gone by, any necessity for a president or a press secretary to declare his "confidence" in a subordinate usually meant an office was just about to open up. It might have even been interpreted as a signal to the underling in question to discover reasons to spend more time with one's family -- as just attracting that much attention would be reason enough to dump someone. ]]>