Washington, April 21: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed classified military plans regarding airstrikes on Yemen in a private signal group chat with his family members and close personal associates. The incident, which reportedly occurred before the US launched airstrikes on Houthi rebel targets on March 15, raises further concerns about the Trump official슬롯사이트s handling of sensitive national security information.
According to the report by The New York Times, Hegseth shared highly confidential details, including F/A-18 Hornet flight schedules, with a private group named 슬롯사이트Defense | Team Huddle,슬롯사이트� which he created in January using his personal phone. The group included his wife, Jennifer Hegseth (a former Fox News producer), his brother, his personal lawyer, and roughly a dozen others from his inner circle.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Top Pentagon and Military Officials To Prepare Plans To Reduce Defence Budget by 8% Over Next 5 Years.
The Times슬롯사이트� report follows an earlier disclosure by The Atlantic, which revealed the existence of another Signal chat, initially intended for senior national security officials. That group, created by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, inadvertently included Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg.
Both reports indicate that Hegseth shared the same sensitive information in both groups, around the same time. The latest revelations have intensified scrutiny of Hegseth슬롯사이트s judgment and raised alarms about operational security at the highest levels of the Pentagon.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Donald Trump Administration슬롯사이트s Decision To Exempt Smartphones, Computers and Electronics From Reciprocal Tariffs Gives India Edge Over China, Say Industry Experts.
Critics argue that by discussing top-secret military plans over an unclassified messaging platform, and including non-government individuals, Hegseth may have jeopardized operational safety and violated established protocols.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Hegseth슬롯사이트s actions, calling for his immediate dismissal. 슬롯사이트We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk,슬롯사이트� Schumer wrote on X. 슬롯사이트But Trump is still too weak to fire him. Pete Hegseth must be fired.슬롯사이트� Despite the mounting criticism, the Pentagon has not issued an official response, and the White House has not returned media inquiries on the matter.
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