New Delhi, April 29 -- Pete Hegseth, floundering in controversies since his Signal chat revealed the plans to target Houthis in Yemen, will continue to serve as United States Secretary of Defense as President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support to him despite the ongoing controversies.

In an interview with Atlantic, Donald Trump said Pete Hegseth is "gonna get it together".

"I think he's a smart guy. He is a talented guy. He's got a lot of energy. He's been beat up by this, very much so. But I had a talk with him, a positive talk, but I had a talk with him," Trump said.

When asked if Pete Hegseth would continue to serve in the federal government as Defense Secretary, Donald Trump said, "Yeah, he's safe."

White House press secretary Ka...