The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app to coordinate strike plans against Houthi militants, raising security and records concerns.
The use of the Signal messaging app by top Trump officials came to light after The Atlantic's editor was added to a group chat about planned Houthi strikes.
Senior Trump administration officials have been accused of using the third-party app to discuss highly sensitive national security information.
The acting inspector general for the Department of Defense announced Thursday that he is investigating Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of a "commercially available messaging application for official business.
Sources tell PEOPLE that President Donald Trump has asked around about his next steps following the scandal in which journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a private national security gro
"President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team," the White House said in response to the breach.
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The Mary Sue on MSNDonald Trump throws a fit after reporters remind him about Pete Hegseth’s incompetenceIf there’s one thing Donald Trump hates more than being told he lost the 2020 election (spoiler: he did), it’s being told the truth to his face. And boy, did he throw one of his signature toddler tantrums when a reporter had the audacity — the gall!
A public watchdog group has launched the first lawsuit over the Trump administration’s use of Signal to discuss war plans, HuffPost has learned.