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Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen on a second Signal group chat, this one on his personal phone and including his wife, lawyer and brother, three people familiar with the chat told CNN.

The chat was set up during Hegseth’s tumultuous confirmation hearing process as a way for his closest allies to strategize, two of the people familiar with the matter said. But Hegseth continued using the chat, which had more than a dozen people in it, to communicate after he was confirmed, the people said.

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by Anonymousreply 19May 6, 2025 8:32 PM

The revelation comes as some of Hegseth’s closest advisers have begun sounding the alarm about the secretary’s judgment, including his former press secretary, John Ullyot, and three former senior officials Hegseth fired last week — his top adviser Dan Caldwell, deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick, and Colin Carroll, who served as chief of staff to the deputy secretary of defense.

Similar to the first Signal chat, which was revealed publicly by The Atlantic after its editor was mistakenly included by national security adviser Mike Waltz, the military plans Hegseth shared in the second chat were about strikes against the Houthis, the people said.

by Anonymousreply 1April 21, 2025 4:34 AM

“Unfortunately, after a terrible month, the Pentagon focus is no longer on warfighting, but on endless drama,” Ullyot said.

“Even strong backers of the secretary like me must admit: The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon — and it’s becoming a real problem for the administration,” he said.

by Anonymousreply 2April 21, 2025 4:37 AM

Putin-endorsed appointments are about to pay off!

by Anonymousreply 3April 21, 2025 4:40 AM

Only the best people.

by Anonymousreply 4April 21, 2025 4:47 AM

I'm sure Trump will impose a harsh punishment or maybe even fire Hegseth.

I mean, it's hard to imagine good ol' drunk Pete doing this twice.

by Anonymousreply 5April 21, 2025 4:49 AM

Well, maybe three times *will* make him a lady.

by Anonymousreply 6April 21, 2025 4:55 AM

The MF did it again?

Fire his ass.

by Anonymousreply 7April 21, 2025 5:07 AM

By the end of this week, Rubio will tell us if the war in Ukraine is "doable" in the next few months. Anyone want to take a wild guess as to what the decision might be?

But hey, we're finally getting some answers with this administration. By the end of the summer, thanks to RFK Jr, we'll all know what the cause of autism is. That's what happens when you hire the best.

by Anonymousreply 8April 21, 2025 5:22 AM

Knives Out For Hegseth! Trump Staff Wants Him GONE! Second Signal Chat?!

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by Anonymousreply 9April 21, 2025 5:33 AM

👋👋👋

by Anonymousreply 10April 21, 2025 5:36 AM

quel surprise. I want to know from what despicable acts all this smokescreen and distraction is diverting attention. is trump worth many many billions again? Has he made his cronies rich beyond the their wildest dreams? Trump deliberately appointed a clown show cabinet.

by Anonymousreply 11April 21, 2025 7:16 AM

Kegseth still has a job but waltz is OUT

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by Anonymousreply 12May 1, 2025 4:22 PM

What GAY Captain designed Drunken Petes makeup studio?

by Anonymousreply 13May 1, 2025 5:45 PM

Was it a “big dick bottom”?

by Anonymousreply 14May 1, 2025 5:51 PM

Still waiting for those bombshells that Hegseth's former Pentagon spokesperson promised.

by Anonymousreply 15May 1, 2025 6:07 PM

Apparently there were 12 signal chats!

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by Anonymousreply 16May 6, 2025 7:54 PM

Trump has managed to hire dirtball scumbags in both his first and second administrations, but this dirtball scumbag truly scrapes the bottom of the barrel.

by Anonymousreply 17May 6, 2025 8:26 PM

^^^ But that is what Dtrump wanted^^^

by Anonymousreply 18May 6, 2025 8:30 PM

R16 The fact that he had a "dirty" connection installed in his office so that he could circumvent the Pentagon security system is bad enough.

And our former national security whiz Mike Waltz revealed that they've been using an even less secure app, TeleMessage to communicate gov't business.

by Anonymousreply 19May 6, 2025 8:32 PM
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