Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell responded to established news media resuming signalgate attacks on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses, calling it “another old story” of “Reading from the Death.”
In X’s post, Parnell suddenly It was criticized New York Times For a report claiming that Hegseth discussed military strikes against Houthis with his wife, brothers and lawyers. Parnell paid attention to that. New York Times, “And all the other fake news” repeats “their trash” and relies on “only on the words of those who were fired this week.”
“Another day, another old story – a back from death,” Parnell wrote. “Trump-hating media continues to become obsessed with destroying anyone who has committed to President Trump’s agenda. This time, the New York Times and all the other fake news that repeats the garbage, are enthusiastically receiving the complaints of a disgruntled former employee as the sole source of the article.”
“They were fired this week and relied solely on the words of those who appeared to have the motivation to interfere with the secretary and the president’s agenda,” Parnell continued. “No information was categorized into any signal chat, regardless of how you write the story. The truth is that the Secretary of Defense Office continues to be stronger and more efficient when implementing President Trump’s agenda. We have already achieved a lot for American fighters and will never step back.”
Parnell’s statement comes after “four people with knowledge of chat” I said New York Times Hegseth shared “essentially” and “same attack plan” when it came to the “same attack plan” that he shared with several Trump administration officials in another signal chat regarding the Houthis military strike.
The second signal chat reportedly included Hegses’ wife Jennifer, his brother Phil, and attorney Tim Paratore. According to the outlet, Hegses’ brothers and Palatol “both work in pentagons.”
According to the outlet, “information shared by Hegses” was related to the “F/A-18 Hornet flight schedule.”
Some of those people said the information Hegseth shared over the signal chat includes flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornet, targeting Houthis I Yemen.
The signalling chat between Hegseth, his wife, brother and lawyer, was reportedly “created by Mr. Hegseth,” and “is that “involved “about 12 other people” from Hegseth.”
Unlike the chat that misinformed the Atlantic, the newly revealed one was created by Hegses. People familiar with chats said that in January, about 12 people from his wife and his professional inner circle were named “Defense|Team Huddle” by his professional inner circle in January. He used a private phone rather than a government phone to access signal chat.
“Two familiar people” of Second Signal Chat said Hegseth created the chat “as a forum for discussing daily management or scheduling information.” Among those included in the group chat was reportedly Parnell, “around 12 top aides, including Mr. Hegses’ top aides and Mr. Hegses’ chief of staff.”
CNN too It has been reported “Three people familiar with chats” told the outlet that Hegses first set up a “up-up” signal chat “as a way for Hegses to strategize.” However, Hegseth reportedly “continued to use his personal phone chat.”
However, Hegseth continued to use the chat on his personal phone and communicated with them after he was confirmed, people said. Similar to the first signalling chat revealed by the Atlantic after the editor was mistakenly included by national security adviser Mike Waltz, the military plan that Heggs shared in the second signalling chat was about a strike against the Hoosis.
Reports from CNN and The New York Times Please come later Atlantic OceanEditors of Jeffrey Goldberg were incorrectly added to a signal chat entitled “Houthi PC Small Group” by national security adviser Michael Waltz. Several members of Signal Chat included envoys to directors such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Trump’s special envoy, Middle East Steve Witkov, Tarsi Gabbard and Hegseth of National Intelligence.
In a Goldberg article on March 24th Share How several members of the group chat had a long-term discussion a few days before they began a military strike in Yemen’s Houtis.
Goldberg said in his article that on Saturday, March 15, Hegses shared information with the group that “contains operational details of upcoming strikes in Yemen, including information on targets, US deployed weapons and attack sequences.”
The only person to reply to an update from Hegseth was the person identified as the Vice President. “I’ll say a prayer for victory,” Vance wrote. (The other two users then added prayer emojis.)
According to the long Hegseth text, Yemen’s first explosion would feel two hours at 1:45pm Eastern time. So I was waiting in the car park at the supermarket. If this signal chat was real, I inferred, the target of Houthi would be bombed soon. Around 1:55, I checked X and searched for Yemen. Afterwards, an explosion was heard in Sanaa, the capital.
In another article, Atlantic Ocean We’ve shared the message that Hegseth shared over signal chat.
At 11:44am Eastern time, Hegses posted to all caps on chat, “Team Update:”
The text below this is “Now (1144et): The weather has improved. Centcom, or Central Command, is a fighting order for the Middle Eastern army. The Hegseth text continues:
- “1215et: Release of F-18S (1st Strike Package)”
- “1345: ‘Trigger-based F-18 1st Strike Window begins (the target terrorist is @ his known location so he should be on time – also launching a strike drone (MQ-9S)”
The article added that Hegseth’s message continued.
- “1410: Other F-18 releases (second strike package)”
- “1415: Strike drone on the target (this is when the first bomb is definitely falling and the previous ‘trigger-based’ target is pending)”
- “The second strike of 1536 F-18 is beginning, and the first sea-based Tomahawks have also launched.”
- “Follow more (by timeline)”
- “We are currently clean at OPSEC,” meaning operational security.
- “God Speed to our Warriors.”
Christina Wong of Breitbart News reported that several Trump administration officials, including Waltz, White House press secretary and Caroline Leavitt, responded. Atlantic OceanThe claim that “war planning” was discussed in signal chat points to the lack of location or source of information.
“There is no place. There is no source and no way,” Waltz I wrote it In X’s post starting March 26th. “No war plans. Foreign partners have already been notified of an imminent strike. Final line: President Trump is protecting America and our interests.”
“Now, let’s straighten this,” Heggs said. I wrote it “The Atlantic has released the so-called “war plan” and “no name” “no target. no units. no route. no source. no way. no way. no way.
In the aftermath of the signal chat, several Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), have suggested that President Donald Trump should fire Hegses if President Donald Trump does not resign. In an interview with CNN, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) suggested that Heggs and Waltz “should not be in government anymore.”
