On Monday, former Transport Secretary Pete Buttigigue called for accountability after the editor of Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, visited a group chat where top Trump administration officials spoke about attacks on the Hooty rebels in Yemen.
“Our current Secretary of Defense showed no much evidence, not to mention running large organizations or running large organizations well. He was responsible for the world's most important organization, the largest organization in the United States and the US Department of Defense,” Buttigieg told CNN's Kaitlan Collins.
“And what are we doing here, especially when there's no accountability for such screwing, especially from the president who fired people on TV every day for sports?” he added, discussing access to Goldberg's chat.
Goldberg has gained access to group chats featuring Trump administration figures such as Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz. The Atlantic journalist detailed his experience as part of the chat in a report on Monday. It rattles Washington.
Earlier in the day, Buttigieg cruelly criticized Trump administration officials for debating Yemen's plan for attacks on group chats with Goldberg on social platform X.
“From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of f-‑–au you can imagine,” Buttigieg said in his post in response to Goldberg's Atlantic Report.
“These people can't keep America safe,” he continued.
When asked about access to Goldberg's chat, Hegses told reporters Monday, “No one has texted the war plan, that's all I have to say.”
The existence of the chat was confirmed by National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes.
Oka reached out to the White House for comments.
When the Department of Defense reached out to comment on Buttigieg's comments, they said “nothing is for you.”
