Reports cite CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs and The Atlantic, relayed via a social media post, that President Trump may seek to blame officials such as Hegseth, Cooper and Caine after the midterm results, with The Atlantic reporting he is searching for someone to blame for the Iran war. These are secondhand, unconfirmed accounts from a single low-severity item; no official response or further corroboration is included in the reporting.
Updated 4 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC