US President Donald Trump said that he is "extremely happy" with the work of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post to Truth Social on Thursday, disputing a Washington Post report that the two had clashed at Camp David.
"In actuality, I really believe their fake 'reporting' is treasonous!" Trump wrote, calling Hegseth's work extraordinary, and pointing to the US operation in Venezuela which took down Nicolas Maduro and the US attacks on Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure.
The report, which cited a source as saying that Trump did not know about the extreme munitions shortage that is threatening to limit US military options in Iran, was also rejected by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a post on X/Twitter shortly after it was published on Wednesday.
"This literally never happened," she wrote.
He also wrote that long-term jail sentences would be sought for those who had made the statements about the US's diminishing stockpile.
Officials say Trump knew of potential problems
White House officials confirmed to CNN that Trump had been aware of any potential problems for months and was not blindsided, but rather was upset that the information had been released to the public while the US is in negotiations with Iran.
“He has never blamed Pete. This is all about the leakers,” CNN cited one official as saying.