Officials say the unraveling of Hegseth’s inner circle is cause for alarm, leaving some to wonder how the Pentagon would function in a national security crisis.

As of Monday afternoon, Polymarket, one of the leading prediction markets, said there is a 32% chance that Trump will fire Hegseth by July. This comes just hours after NPR reported that the White House is looking to replace Hegseth as the defense secretary.

“This ⁦@NPR⁩ story is total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about,” tweeted White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “As the President said this morning, he stands strongly behind ⁦@SecDef.”