Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian government.

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,