Trump was unhappy to find out about the Pentagon chief’s controversial decision, which the president quickly reversed after a high-stakes meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The White House reportedly offered to shield Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he paused Ukraine weapons shipments without Donald Trump's approval.

When asked about the move during the meeting, Trump said only that the US would continue to send defensive weapons to Ukraine. Pressed by another reporter on who authorized the pause, Trump replied, "I don't know,