Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China | Philippines

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses met with Manila's Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and said both countries must stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” in the face of the threat represented by China. Hegses' meeting at the Presidential Palace comes when he opens a tour of the Pacific Alliance, which is at risk hidden by leaked scandals over leaked […]
Group chat blame shifts to Pete Hegseth
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FACT CHECK: No, Pete Hegseth Didn’t Message His Signal Group A Picture Of Carrier Locations

Posts Share with x Defense Secretary Pete Hegses claims he sent a message to his signal group with photos of the career location. This is not real @dodResponse pic.twitter.com/xfepjl61ab – Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) March 25, 2025 Verdict: False Images are not from signal chat. Fact check: Members of several other administrative departments, including Hegseth and […]
Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified

President Trump said Wednesday that he would ask Defense Secretary Pete Hegses to see what kind of information, especially flight times, to classify, after it is included in the signal group chat. The White House claimed that after the Atlantic released a screenshot on Wednesday, Hegseth showed specific information related to the weapon used and […]
Fox’s Jennifer Griffin Exposes Hegseth for Sending ‘Classified’ Information Meant for Secure Channels!

Jennifer Griffin, a national security reporter for Fox News, announced that he examined present and past defense officials on Wednesday. He stated that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed “classified” information through a signal group chat that included members of President Trump’s cabinet and Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg. “What Hegseth communicated two hours prior to the […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Calls for Pete Hegseth to Resign: ‘F**king Liar’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has issued a statement calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses to step down Atlantic Ocean We have published an article showing private signal messages between members of the Trump administration's cabinet. Hegses shared what the magazine labeled “Plan of Attack.” In a press release issued On Wednesday, Duckworth said “all […]
Hegseth Must Resign, He’s ‘Unqualified for the Job’

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said Wednesday that MSNBC's “deadline” should be resigned from signal chat among senior national security officials. Guest host Alicia Menendez said, “We've called on Pete Hegses to resign. Should Mike Waltz resign too?” Kelly said, “I think Mike made an inadvertent mistake here. Going back and looking at what was shared […]
Hegseth Takes Center Stage in Signal Chat Controversy!

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is looking to navigate through the turmoil surrounding a scandal involving a signal group chat, disclose confidential military strategies, and address concerns about the potential risk to service personnel. The White House and its supporters worked to minimize the importance of the shared intel on Tuesday and Wednesday, yet Hegseth’s justifications […]
Retired Brigadier General Declares: Immediate Accountability Means Hegseth Must Go!

Retired Brig. General Steve Anderson stated on Wednesday that President Trump ought to hold Defense Secretary Pete Hegses accountable for the Signal Group chat, wherein confidential military details regarding the operation against the Yemeni Hooty Group were shared. Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included in the discussion. This group also comprised Hegses, Secretary of […]
Duckworth: 'Pete Hegseth is a 'f—ing liar'

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Secretary of Defense, called Pete Hegses a “f—liar” and demanded that he resign. Duckworth, a combat veteran, former Black Hawk helicopter pilot and member of the Senate Armed Service and Foreign Relations Committee, said Hegses risked the lives of American service members by discussing the timing and sequencing of a US […]