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Vance Has ‘100 Percent Confidence’ in Hegseth Amid Signal Scrutiny

The White House ‘stands strongly’ behind the embattled defense secretary, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said.
Vance Has ‘100 Percent Confidence’ in Hegseth Amid Signal Scrutiny
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media as he departs Agra, India, en route to Jaipur, India, after visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on April 23, 2025. Kenny Holston/Pool/Getty Images
Samantha Flom
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Vice President JD Vance said on April 23 that he has full confidence in Pete Hegseth despite renewed scrutiny over the defense secretary’s use of the Signal messaging app.

“I have 100 percent confidence in the secretary. I know the president does, and really, the entire team does,” Vance told reporters in Agra, India, after visiting the Taj Mahal.

Samantha Flom
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