NBC News quoted two people familiar with the conversation as reporting that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is considering the possibility of running for president in 2028. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell denied this claim in a statement sent to NBC News. Parnell said, “Minister Hegeses is not running for president; his most important task right now is to head the War Department. All other speculations are nonsense”.

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