A former Pentagon spokesperson says Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has taken “no responsibility” for leaking war on a Signal chat.
“The problem here is that Pete Hegseth has taken no accountability,” said Chris Meagher, former Pentagon chief spokesperson under President Joe Biden, on CNN Sunday. He added, “He’s bashed the reporter. He’s called it a hoax. He’s done everything but say, ‘Hey, I made a mistake by putting this information in the Signal chat.‘”
On Monday, The Atlantic revealed that top Trump administration officials—including Hegseth—had discussed plans to bomb Yemen on a Signal chat that included the magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. Throughout the week, Trump has rebuffed calls from congressional Democrats to fire Hegseth, telling NBC on Sunday that he does not “fire people over fake news.”
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