House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is now calling for Democrats Secretary of Defense Pete Heggs To resign from the resignation leaked from the signal text chain, write to President Donald Trump, asking him to be “fired immediately.”
“Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in U.S. history. He is Pentagon Threat the security of the country and put our brave men and women in danger around the world,” said Democrats in New York.
“The so-called Secretary of Defense recklessly disclosed a highly sensitive war plan – including the time of pending attacks, possible strike targets and weapons to be used – to persist an unclassified national security team chat, allowing journalists to include a journalist. His actions shocked the conscience, put American lives at risk and could violate the law,” Jeffries continued. ”
He added: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be fired immediately.”
Hegseth solves journalist problems through signal chat leak
Left House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
Hegseth on Tuesday boycotted reporters’ questions about a leaked signal chat group allegedly involved in Trump administration officials, discussing a strike against Houthis, Yemen. The strike then took place on March 15.
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said officials were discussing “the war plan” but because of potential threats to national security and military operations, he decided not to release some of the highly sensitive information he saw, including precise information about weapons packages, goals and timing.
The secretary repeated that he said “no one was sending a texting plan”, delaying Goldberg’s claim.
Trump says Waltz doesn’t need to apologize for signal text links
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. on March 25. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
“As I said yesterday, no one is planning to send text messages, and that’s what I’m going to say.”
He also said: “I know exactly what I’m doing, the exact guidance, and I’m proud of what we’ve achieved, the mission that was successful that night.”
Senator Ron Wyden, D-ore. Calls on National Security Advisor Mike Waltz Heggs will resign on Tuesday during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he knew what he was doing after “completely” in a group chat with senior officials. (Reuters/Yves Hermann)
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Trump told Fox News that he had no plans to fire Waltz.
Landon Mion of Fox News contributed to the report.
