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 news of the second Signal group chat about the mission was first reported by The New York Times.

In March, Hegseth shared details about action against Houthi targets in Yemen in a Signal chat with top White House officials that accidentally included a journalist.

    • @void_turtle@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3•3 months ago

      This is what I’m saying. To Trump, the worst sin is disagreeing with him. The second worst sin is failing him. Hegseth is gonna get fucked, maybe charged for leaking classified info. Hell, the way things are going he may spend the rest of his life in an El Salvadoran gulag.

    • Monkey With A ShellEnglish
      1•3 months ago

      I would generally agree, the one extra factor though is that Trump will never admit he was wrong for selecting him to begin with, so there would have to be some kind of betrayal that he cuts him off for. Last I heard he was still saying Pete is a great guy and top choice, so it’ll be interesting to see what he spins to blame it on someone other than himself.