Author Topic: CNN: Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother (Read 1877 times)

mystery-ak · « **on:** April 20, 2025, 08:36:46 pm »

They got him now!

Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother
Natasha Bertrand Jake Tapper Haley Britzky Zachary Cohen
By Natasha Bertrand, Jake Tapper, Haley Britzky and Zachary Cohen, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 7:18 PM EDT, Sun April 20, 2025

CNN —

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen on a second Signal group chat that included his wife, lawyer and brother, three people familiar with the chat told CNN.

The revelation comes as some of Hegseth’s closest advisers have begun sounding the alarm about the secretary’s judgment, including his former press secretary, John Ullyot, and three former senior officials Hegseth fired last week — his top adviser Dan Caldwell, deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick, and Colin Carroll, who served as chief of staff to the deputy secretary of defense.

“It’s been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon. From leaks of sensitive operational plans to mass firings, the dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president — who deserves better from his senior leadership,” Ullyot said in a statement obtained by CNN.

The second Signal chat is in addition to the one Hegseth used to communicate with Cabinet officials last month about military plans, which is now under investigation by the Defense Department’s acting inspector general. The chat was set up during the confirmation hearing process as a way for Hegseth’s closest allies to strategize, two of the people familiar with the matter said.

But Hegseth continued using the chat, which was on his personal phone, to communicate with them after he was confirmed, the people said. Similar to the first Signal chat, which was revealed publicly by The Atlantic after its editor was mistakenly included by national security adviser Mike Waltz, the military plans Hegseth shared in the second Signal chat were about strikes against the Houthis, the people said.

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/politics/hegseth-second-signal-chat-military-plans/index.html

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2025, 07:24:45 am »

https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1914134524012667227

Timber Rattler · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2025, 07:26:20 am »

I guess Pete shouldn't have fired his former buddies who leaked this info...

Three fired Pentagon officials say they’ve been ‘slandered’ by ‘baseless attacks’ from ‘unnamed’ officials

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5257461-three-fired-pentagon-officials-hegseth-statement/

Payback and all that...

mountaineer · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2025, 07:44:42 am »

I thought his brother worked in the Pentagon. Another nothing🍔?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2025, 08:42:38 am »

Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell Responds to Establishment Media Relaunching Signal-Gate: ‘Another Old Story’

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell responded to the establishment news media relaunching Signal-gate attacks against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, noting that it is “another old story” that is “back from the dead.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/20/pentagon-spokesman-sean-parnell-media-relaunching-signal-gate-old-story/

mystery-ak · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2025, 09:04:44 am »

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1914104489293816013

https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1914113384779333824

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2025, 09:47:51 am »

Was he drunk or sober when he did this

https://twitter.com/TaraCopp/status/1914095009525071990

catfish1957 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2025, 10:16:04 am »

Let's see what was on the text first.

MSM and mouth frothing anti-Trump faction continues to lie and distort, so my odds on this having legs is somewhere between yawner, and nuffinburger.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2025, 10:32:09 am »

White House rips alleged Pentagon leakers' 'shattered egos,' brushes off Hegseth second Signal chat report
'Recently-fired ‘leakers’ are continuing to misrepresent the truth to soothe their shattered egos,' the White House said
By Emma Colton , Morgan Phillips Fox News
Published April 21, 2025 9:39am EDT

The White House hit back at recent news reports detailing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's reported involvement in a second Signal group chat where he discussed military strikes on Yemen as a "nonstory" while also slamming recently fired Department of Defense staffers.

"No matter how many times the legacy media tries to resurrect the same nonstory, they can’t change the fact that no classified information was shared," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital Monday morning. "Recently fired ‘leakers’ are continuing to misrepresent the truth to soothe their shattered egos and undermine the President’s agenda, but the administration will continue to hold them accountable."

Kelly's response followed Fox News Digital inquiring about media reports Sunday reporting that Hegseth was part of another Signal group chat that allegedly included his wife, personal attorney and brother where he discussed upcoming military strikes on Yemen. The chat was reportedly created by Hegseth, the New York Times reported Sunday, citing four people will knowledge of the chat.

The White House "stands strongly" behind Hegseth, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, despite a week of dramatic high-level firings in addition to Signal chat reports.

"The President stands strongly behind Secretary Hegseth, who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon," Leavitt said on Fox News Monday.

"This is what happens when the entire Pentagon is working against you and working against the monumental change that you are trying to implement."

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-rips-alleged-pentagon-leakers-shattered-egos-brushes-off-hegseth-second-signal-chat-report

mystery-ak · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2025, 12:55:56 pm »

Warner: ‘Way Past Time that Hegseth Should Either Quit or Be Fired’

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be fired or resign after reports that military details were shared in a second Signal group chat.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/04/21/warner-way-past-time-that-hegseth-should-either-quit-or-be-fired/

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2025, 12:59:52 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis007 on April 21, 2025, 09:47:51 am

Was he drunk or sober when he did this

https://twitter.com/TaraCopp/status/1914095009525071990

Were you spanking and tickling a new pledge in your underwear when you posted this frat boy?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2025, 01:10:46 pm »

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1914318677593272478

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2025, 01:19:10 pm »

Quote from: Free Vulcan on April 21, 2025, 12:59:52 pm

Were you spanking and tickling a new pledge in your underwear when you posted this frat boy?

Yes how dare I question the orange glorious leader. I thought your dear leader hires the best. Well maybe who kisses his ass the best.

Also

https://youtu.be/GU7tBHvcG1s?si=QFot4ET2bbZvWFFS

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2025, 01:45:12 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis007 on April 21, 2025, 01:19:10 pm

Yes how dare I question the orange glorious leader. I thought your dear leader hires the best. Well maybe who kisses his ass the best.

Also

https://youtu.be/GU7tBHvcG1s?si=QFot4ET2bbZvWFFS

And apparently anyone within three degrees of him, since this is about Hegseth.

GtHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2025, 02:17:03 pm »

Two words, Hunter Biden.

Timber Rattler · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2025, 03:36:02 pm »

I dunno, rather than "shattered egos" it sounds to me more like his friends he had hired then fired feel completely betrayed.

I don't care about the Signal chat nonsense but it seems that Pete is having people management problems around him.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/20/pentagon-chaos-ullyot-hegseth-00205594

mystery-ak · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2025, 04:58:20 pm »

Report: White House Looking for a New Secretary of Defense (White House Denies It)
John Sexton

Report: White House Looking for a New Secretary of Defense (White House Denies It)
John Sexton

I would not be surprised to see a denial of this report, probably before I'm done writing about it. NPR is reporting that, according to an anonymous US official, the White House is now looking for a new Secretary of Defense to replace Pete Hegseth.

The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly...

This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. NPR has also confirmed with the same official that Hegseth shared details ahead of last month's Yemen strikes with his wife and brother in a Signal chat on his personal phone, minutes after being updated by a senior U.S. military official.

The NPR report follows a NY Times story published yesterday that says Sec. Hegseth was part of another Signal group chat last month which included discussion of the strike on Yemen.

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https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/04/21/report-white-house-is-looking-for-a-new-secretary-of-defense-n3801989

Timber Rattler · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2025, 05:03:49 pm »

...according to an anonymous US official...

OK, who's the hypocrite doing the same exact thing that Pete's critics are complaining about?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2025, 09:55:34 pm »

Karoline Leavitt Denies NPR Story of White House Looking to Replace Hegseth

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied a story from NPR on Monday that alleged the White House is looking to replace Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/21/karoline-leavitt-denies-npr-white-house-replace-hegseth/

jafo2010 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2025, 01:28:59 am »

If in fact this story is true, can can bet your *ss Trump has had enough. It is completely stupid to have this kind of story break once again. Makes Hegseth look like a total clown act.

If the story is false, Trump will chock it up to fake media.

Time will tell, but I think Pete should be checking with Fox News to see if he can get his old position back. That is what my gut is telling me.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2025, 05:21:06 am »

Quote from: Free Vulcan on April 21, 2025, 01:45:12 pm

And apparently anyone within three degrees of him, since this is about Hegseth.

Your dear leader hired him and hires the best people? Maybe having a drunk and someone from Fox News in charge of our military was a bad idea.

https://youtu.be/qeP3brO8shY?si=AQZxD0w4kz_ddhV2

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2025, 06:14:48 am »

Quote from: catfish1957 on April 21, 2025, 10:16:04 am

Let's see what was on the text first.

MSM and mouth frothing anti-Trump faction continues to lie and distort, so my odds on this having legs is somewhere between yawner, and nuffinburger.

Not only that, but it dawns on me this could be a great way to find out who is leaking what...disinformation?

mountaineer · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2025, 07:09:55 am »

@amuse
@amuse
SABOTAGE: The behind the scenes effort to oust Pete Hegseth was started by DOD appointee John Ullyot. Now that he's been ousted he's working with allies in the House securing Rep Bacon's call for the SecDef's resignation. Bacon fought to keep DEI in the military and is now fighting to stop Pete from eliminating it.
5:21 PM · Apr 21, 2025

https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1914444282821308877

Timber Rattler · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2025, 07:43:35 am »

That Breitbart story seems to be mostly a lie...

Quote

Bacon defended his vote in a statement to Breitbart News on Thursday:

Last night there were numerous NDAA amendment proposed in opposition DoD’s excessive and often divisive emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion. I was proud to join my colleagues in supporting six different amendments that eliminate the position of Chief Diversity Officer, eliminate the Countering Extremism Working Group, prohibit formal instruction on CRT at our academies, prohibit drag shows on government property and other similar measures. However, the language of the two amendments in question was drafted too broadly and had the potential to do significant harm to long-standing DoD equal opportunity programs that ensure Department of Defense compliance with the Constitution and US law. One amendment would have totally cut all diversity training for the military, which is unreasonable. All service members should know that racism and sexual harassment are not tolerated in our military, and you do that through training.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2025, 07:49:51 am »

Quote from: jafo2010 on April 22, 2025, 01:28:59 am

If in fact this story is true, can can bet your *ss Trump has had enough. It is completely stupid to have this kind of story break once again. Makes Hegseth look like a total clown act.

Gee, what are the odds that Trump, of all people, understands how the pro-DEI crowd zeros in to destroy any challenge in a coordinated effort to keep their agenda alive @jafo2010 ?

This story "broke again" because it's a favorite with the NTs whose only strategy is to play their "see, I'm not really the loser" card --- proving yet again the NTs continue to be the wind beneath the wings of the anti-American Marxist.