What do you get when a Defense Secretary shares military strike info in a Signal group chat with his wife, brother, and a handful of pals?
A political firestorm—and maybe a national security nightmare.
Pete Hegseth, the man in charge of America’s defense, reportedly leaked details about U.S. airstrikes in Yemen.
And not just once—he shared them in two separate private Signal chats.
One of them? Accidentally included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
The second chat, however, wasn’t a slip.
According to multiple sources, Hegseth created it himself and added a mix of personal advisers, family members, and his own lawyer.
Aide: “Don’t use insecure comms.” Hegseth: proceeds to use Signal on his personal phone anyway.
Was There Classified Information?
The Pentagon says no. But others, like Sen. Tammy Duckworth, aren’t buying it.
“A threat to national security,” she called him.
Even Trump loyalists are sweating.
“It’s been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon,” wrote his former spokesperson.
Hegseth’s defense? A hard shrug, as investigations swirl and former staffers head for the exits.
Exactly—what’s next, a Pentagon PowerPoint in the PTA newsletter?
If this is the new standard, national security might need a serious crash course in “think before you hit send.”
