Trump Press Secretary EXPLODES In Panic Over Brutal Hegseth Removal Revelations
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as posted by the channelWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explodes in panicked post attacking NPR report that reveals Trump officials are privately looking for a replacement for Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, which gets further supported after even a top conservative journalist confirms the Hegseth replacement revelations. John Iadarola and Jackson White break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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ExclusiveThe White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
"The White House has begun the process of looking for a new leader at the Pentagon to replace Pete Hegseth, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. This comes as Hegseth is again mired in controversy over sharing military operational details in a group chat.
The defense secretary is under fire after revelations that he shared classified information in a group chat with his wife, brother and lawyer, according to the official.
The source said Hegseth used the Signal messaging app on his personal smartphone, detailing minute-by-minute classified information about airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. It happened at about the same time in March that Hegseth shared similar details with top White House officials in a different Signal chat group that accidentally included a journalist. That leak, hours before air strikes hit, could have endangered U.S. pilots if that information about the timing of strikes was intercepted by U.S. adversaries. Already the Houthis have twice shot down American predator drones.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that there's an effort to replace Hegseth, posting on X that President Trump "stands strongly" behind him. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump backed Hegseth and said concerns over the Signal chats are a "waste of time.""
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