Live updates: Trump backs up Hegseth amid munitions shortage; Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt

President Trump on Thursday trashed the Washington Post for its reporting on a rift between him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid a munitions shortage driven by the Iran conflict. “The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing,” Trump wrote…