Secretary of Defense Hegseth says ‘nobody’s texting war plans’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “nobody’s texting war plans” and pushed back against the characterization of the leaked information.
An aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave on April 15 as part of an investigation into the unauthorized leak of information, according to a Defense official.The Pentagon did not disclose specifics of the alleged offense by Dan Caldwell because the matter is under investigation, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The news about Caldwell was first reported by Reuters.
It comes after Hegseth disclosed operational details of the Pentagon’s airstrikes on Houthi militants March 15. Hegseth discussed the attack’s timing with senior Trump administration officials on the encrypted commercial app Signal. That chat had mistakenly included the editor of The Atlantic magazine.The Pentagon Inspector General is reviewing those disclosures.