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Multiple Democratic lawmakers have said it is time for Hegseth to go.
“Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has now leaked classified military plans TWICE — this time through a unsecured Signal chat on a personal device to friends and family. He’s a walking national security disaster and needs to resign or be fired,” said Representative Jim McGovern.
Senators Mark Warner, Andy Kim and Elissa Slotkin all called for Hegseth to quit, with the latter saying: “If he cared about the institution he’s leading, he should man up, acknowledge he’s a distraction to the military’s mission, and resign.”
New chat included Hegseth’s wife, brother and lawyer
After NPR radio reported that the White House had begun looking for a new defense chief, Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt posted on X that this was “total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about.”
Last month, The Atlantic magazine revealed that its editor-in-chief was mistakenly included in a Signal chat in which officials including Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz discussed the March 15 Yemen strikes.
The revelation sparked an uproar, with Trump’s administration forced on the defensive over the leak. A Pentagon inspector general’s probe into Hegseth’s use of Signal is ongoing.
The New York Times and CNN then reported Sunday that Hegseth had shared information on the same strikes in a second Signal group chat. The details shared included the flight schedules for warplanes targeting the Huthis, the Times reported.
The chat included his wife Jennifer, who is a journalist and former Fox News producer, as well as his brother Phil and lawyer Tim Parlatore, both of whom serve in roles at the Pentagon, the newspaper and the channel said, citing anonymous sources.
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