“Traditionally, presidents do replace cabinet officials. Certainly, after midterm results like this one, if you remember, George W. Bush replaced Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense after midterm losses, so that wouldn't be a surprise,”

Mitchell Reiss · said 2026-11-04 · reported 2026-11-04

Reiss told CNBC on Wednesday that Trump would likely replace Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following the midterm results.