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Trump informed to sack Pete Hegseth over reviews of second conflict plans group chat

By Editorial Board Published April 21, 2025 3 Min Read
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Trump informed to sack Pete Hegseth over reviews of second conflict plans group chat

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been linked to a second group chat about delicate navy operations, which he reportedly shared together with his spouse, brother and private lawyer.

The messages despatched through the Sign messaging app are once more understood to have contained particulars of an assault on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in March.

Army particulars from the primary chat group had been revealed by a journalist from The Atlantic journal who was by accident added to the Sign app by nationwide safety adviser Mike Waltz.

Mr Hegseth then shared delicate info with cupboard officers about final month’s airstrike on targets in Yemen, which was later leaked.

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Mike Waltz (left) and Pete Hegseth (proper) have used Sign to debate delicate authorities issues. Pic: AP

‘A non-story,’ says White Home

However the White Home has persistently defended Mr Hegseth.

Donald Trump dismissed the unique leak as “something that can happen”.

Responding to the newest chat group, White Home deputy press secretary Anna Kelly stated: “No matter how many times the legacy media tries to resurrect the same non-story, they can’t change the fact that no classified information was shared.

“Just lately-fired ‘leakers’ are persevering with to misrepresent the reality to appease their shattered egos and undermine the President’s agenda, however the administration will proceed to carry them accountable.”

The “leakers” referred to within the White Home assertion are 4 senior officers who had been ousted from the Pentagon final week as a part of an inside leak investigation.

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Security and Defence Analyst Professor Michael Clarke breaks down the messages revealed in a leaked group chat with senior US officials.

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Leaked conflict plans: ‘Fairly serious’

‘Hegseth put lives in danger’

The New York Occasions reported that the second chat – named “Defence | Team Huddle” – was created on Mr Hegseth’s personal telephone.

It detailed the identical warplane launch instances as the primary chat.

A number of former and present officers have stated sharing these operational particulars earlier than a strike would have actually been categorised, and their launch might have put pilots at risk.

Democratic politicians have repeatedly referred to as for Mr Hegseth to step down.

“We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk,” Senate minority chief Chuck Schumer stated in a publish on X.

“But [Donald] Trump is still too weak to fire him. Pete Hegseth must be fired.”

The newest claims about Mr Hegseth emerged as Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported one other wave of US airstrikes on Sunday, together with on the capital Sanaa.

The Houthis stated no less than 12 folks had been killed, with 30 extra injured.

The US says its bombing marketing campaign is in response to Houthi assaults on Crimson Sea delivery lanes.

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