US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied a report that he told close friends that he was considering a 2028 presidential run in a post on X/Twitter on Friday night, Yahoo.com reports.
The report, published by NBC on Friday, said Hegseth sees himself as appealing to US President Donald Trump's MAGA voter base through similar attributes to the president, such as being defiant and willing to talk on social issues on the campaign trail.
Hegseth called the report "100% false," adding that his "only job" was making the Department of Defense great.