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Maddowblog-After bombshell group chat report, Hegseth denies what White House already confirmed
Last edited Tue Mar 25, 2025, 02:11 PM - Edit history (1)
In a normal and healthy political environment, the question wouldn’t be whether Pete Hegseth needed to resign; it would be when he’d exit the Pentagon.
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/bombshell-group-chat-report-hegseth-denies-white-house-already-confirm-rcna197940
Hours after the public learned of this devastating White House debacle, the beleaguered Pentagon chief tried something unexpected: As NBC News reported, Hegseth denied what the Trump administration had already confirmed.
The White House had already acknowledged — publicly and on the record — that administration officials really did discuss highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application. Hegseth tried to peddle a clumsy denial anyway.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ll5v5sf42o2j
......Complicating matters further, Hegseth, with his carelessness, also fell short of the very standards he espoused when going after Hillary Clinton over her email server protocols.
In a normal and healthy political environment, the question wouldn’t be whether Hegseth needed to resign; it would be when he’d exit the Pentagon. The latest column from the New York Times’ David French called on the defense secretary to do exactly that, writing, “I don’t know how Pete Hegseth can look service members in the eye. He’s just blown his credibility as a military leader.”
If recent history is any guide, the president won’t care, though given the circumstances, Trump’s indifference should be impossible to defend.
Asked how information about war plans was shared with a journalist and whether the information was classified, Hegseth went after Goldberg, calling him a “so-called journalist.” Asked why military details were shared on Signal and how he found out a journalist was on the chain, Hegseth said: “I’ve heard I was characterized. Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that.”
The White House had already acknowledged — publicly and on the record — that administration officials really did discuss highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application. Hegseth tried to peddle a clumsy denial anyway.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ll5v5sf42o2j
Link to tweet
......Complicating matters further, Hegseth, with his carelessness, also fell short of the very standards he espoused when going after Hillary Clinton over her email server protocols.
In a normal and healthy political environment, the question wouldn’t be whether Hegseth needed to resign; it would be when he’d exit the Pentagon. The latest column from the New York Times’ David French called on the defense secretary to do exactly that, writing, “I don’t know how Pete Hegseth can look service members in the eye. He’s just blown his credibility as a military leader.”
If recent history is any guide, the president won’t care, though given the circumstances, Trump’s indifference should be impossible to defend.
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