Overview
- Hegseth told host Katie Miller he would not trust her husband, Stephen Miller, or Marco Rubio to watch his children.
- He said he would trust the vice president, Sean Duffy, Brooke Rollins, Pam Bondi, and Tulsi Gabbard with babysitting.
- Hegseth added that Stephen Miller is the cabinet official most likely to call him after hours in an emergency, a point his wife affirmed.
- The conversation, recorded Tuesday for The Katie Miller Podcast, also touched on personal preferences and a fanciful dinner with Trump, Putin, and Zelensky.
- Coverage of the appearance referenced ongoing criticism tied to reports he urged lethal action against an alleged Venezuelan drug boat and his AI Franklin the Turtle post, which the publisher Kids Can Press condemned.