Live updates: Trump marks 100 days in office of second presidential term

President Donald Trump praised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while speaking at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan today.

The president said Hegseth is doing “a really great job, the Houthis will tell you that,” getting a few laughs from the crowd. Hegseth was there with the president at the base.

Later, at a rally in Warren, Michigan, marking his the 100th day of his second term, Trump reiterated that he has “so much confidence in” Hegseth.

“The fake news is after him, really after him, but he’s a tough cookie. They don’t know how tough he is, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,” Trump said, acknowledging him in the audience as the crowd started chanting “Pete!”

Hegseth’s relationship with Trump: The defense secretary has found himself under scrutiny over revelations that he shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen in a second Signal group chat, this time with his wife and brother.

CNN reported last week that Trump was unlikely to dismiss Hegseth. In their first call after The New York Times and CNN reported on the second Signal chat, Trump said he had Hegseth’s back and voiced frustration at “leakers” he said were trying to damage his administration, according to a person familiar with the conversation.

At the rally, Trump also praised other officials in his administration, including Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Steven Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff. Miller briefly came on stage and touted Trump’s key initiatives.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand, Jake Tapper and Kevin Liptak contributed reporting to this post, which has been updated with more remarks from Trump’s rally.