In what could be considered a monumental blunder for the Trump Administration, top-secret information about an upcoming strike in Yemen was broadcast via group chat which included a journalist from the Atlantic.
Unfortunately, it was the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who texted this out. We remember him from being a Fox News host before assuming the military's top position.
But now, judgements are questioned as to why one would ever use group texts to disclose top secret information from the Defense Department. Barring the accidental journalist included into the fray, everybody knows texting is unsecure, tapped, and completely transparent.
This is like holding up your Diner's Club card during a photo shoot with other people as a joke. You don't mess with this stuff.
Other media was quick to jump on this story. We were shocked - even startled, to believe top secret information would ever be disclosed over unsecured media broadcasts.
But wait. It was on the encrypted messaging platform signal. No matter what the platform, don't ever think it isn't being listened to.
Ever.
Of course, Hegseth denies ever disclosing any information over signal. Some tidbits from The Hill today:
“Incompetence so severe that it could have gotten Americans killed. There is no world in which this information should have been shared in non-secure channels,” Moulton, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq, wrote on the social platform X.
“Hegseth is in so far over his head that he is a danger to this country and our men and women in uniform,” he said.
Addressing the Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, Moulton said Hegseth “needs to explain himself to Congress and be held accountable.”
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