NBC News Exclusive: Trump defends Hegseth, Waltz amid Signal group chat controversy

In an NBC News exclusive interview on Saturday, President Trump spoke on the phone with "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker about the controversy surrounding a Signal group chat that a journalist was included in detailing U.S. military strike plans, his plans for reciprocal tariffs, along with his interest in potentially annexing Greenland. Also, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing a new controversy on Saturday after the Wall Street Journal reported that his wife, who is not a Pentagon employee, attended sensitive Defense Department meetings that included foreign leaders. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor has the details. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #trump #petehegseth #politics

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