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April 22, 2025

Hegseth Blames Press Over Reports of Second Signal Chat in Which He Shared War Plans with Family
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President Trump is backing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the
former Fox News host shared sensitive information about U.S. plans to
strike Yemen in a group chat on the Signal app, this time with his wife
and brother. It was the second such scandal in recent weeks. Speaking at
the annual White House Easter Egg Roll - which this year was sponsored
by Amazon, You Tube and Meta - Trump dismissed the reports as "fake
news" and a "waste of time." Secretary Hegseth also spoke to reporters,
accusing them of spreading lies.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "This is why we're fighting hoaxsters.
Hoaxsters. This group" -

Reporter: "Secretary" - 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "No, no, no. This group right here, full
of hoaxsters that peddle anonymous sources from leakers with axes to
grind. And then you put it all together as if it's some news story."



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