Trump defends Jensen Huang and Pete Hegseth at surprise news briefing with Dana White

In his first post-midterm news briefing, President Donald Trump on Monday talked about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy, the effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the massive Republican losses at the ballot box last week.Trump was joined at the impromptu briefing by Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, to whom Trump jokingly offered the White House press secretary job to last week.The president said he thought he would have “a little fun” by bringing White out to take questions from reporters.The president, who ended up fielding most of the questions, downplayed Rep.

Thomas Massie’s push to impeach Hegseth.“He is a sick, sick guy,” Trump said of the Kentucky Republican who reintroduced articles of impeachment Monday that largely focus on the Iran war.“I will say this: The soldiers, the actual soldiers, the great people that do the work, the great patriots, they love Pete Hegseth,” Trump said while saying the secretary “won the war in Venezuela” and “won the war in Iran,” where peace talks have stalled and sporadic U.S.strikes are ongoing.“He’s done a very good job,” Trump said, adding that he would stand by Hegseth if he’s impeached by the House.A simple majority is required in the still GOP-led House for the articles to be approved and sent to the Senate for a trial.

Only two Cabinet members in history have successfully been impeached; neither was convicted.Trump on Monday also defended Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, while revealing that he is under investigation by the FBI.People familiar with the matter told NBC News on Sunday that U.S.

intelligence agencies had determined that Alice Huang, the woman with whom Jensen Huang allegedly had the affair, was a Chinese spy.The two are not related.Trump said that he had spoken to Huang on Monday “just to see if he’s feeling alright.”“He said, ‘I had no idea that she was a spy,’ and I really believe him,” Trump said, adding th...