The US president reportedly accused the secretary of war of providing misleading information about the state of the country’s munitions stockpiles
US President Donald Trump has demanded answers from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over depleted American weapons stockpiles, including air defense missiles, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the exchange. Hegseth did not dispute the shortages but denied misleading Trump, according to the paper’s source.
The reported rebuke came at last week’s Camp David meeting amid mounting concern over the state of US munition stocks after years of arms deliveries to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden and more than five months of heavy missile use in the ongoing US-led war against Iran.
According to the WaPo, Trump believed he had been misled about the state of US munitions stockpiles and complained that he had been under the impression the shortages had already been addressed. Hegseth is said to have blamed Deputy Secretary of War Stephen Feinberg for failing to keep Trump fully informed.
The incident reportedly underscored Trump’s growing frustration with Hegseth, an early proponent of military action against Iran. The newspaper said shortages of long-range missiles and air defense interceptors were among the reasons Trump backed away from additional large-scale strikes.
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