# Trump brushes off Hegseth 2028 speculation: ‘Very early to talk about that’

https://mins.news/en/video/39447

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-31 23:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3XxgHT4AIw

> President Donald Trump dismissed reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may be considering a 2028 presidential bid, saying it is too early to discuss and that Hegseth is focused on running the military. Hegseth has called the reports “100% false.”

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