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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 01:28 PM Apr 2025

Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak

Source: BBC

Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak

21 April 2025

James Chater
BBC News

President Donald Trump has backed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth after reports that military attack details were shared in a group chat that included Hegseth's wife, brother, and personal lawyer.

The controversy comes a month after a journalist was added to a Signal group chat in which US cabinet officials, including Hegseth, discussed plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen.

In the second Signal chat, Hegseth shared information about air strikes against Yemen, the BBC's US news partner CBS confirmed, citing sources familiar with the messages.

"Pete's doing a great job," Trump told reporters on Monday. "Everybody's happy with him."

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8r701lrno

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Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2025 OP
Because he likes the way he "looks" on tv... hlthe2b Apr 2025 #1
The Obligatory Statement of Support RustyWheels Apr 2025 #2

hlthe2b

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1. Because he likes the way he "looks" on tv...
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 01:32 PM
Apr 2025

one might almost think he has "latent feelings" for his Defense Secretary...? Then there is his eyeliner-wearing poseur VP...

As in the words of Seinfeld.. "nothing wrong with that" but...

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