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Pete Hegseth Returns To ‘Fox & Friends’ To Defend Pentagon Tenure And Blame “Disgruntled Former Employees” For Leaks
He blamed leaks on "disgruntled former employees."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to his former employer Fox News to defend his tenure amid new revelations that he shared military plans on a Signal group chat and a bombshell op ed from a former spokesperson who described the Pentagon atmosphere as the “month from hell.” Hegseth suggested that they were responsible for leaking to the press, after The New York Times reported that the Defense Secretary shared attack details in another Signal chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. The three staffers released a statement on Saturday, saying, “Unnamed Pentagon officials have slandered our character with baseless attacks on our way out the door.” Caldwell appeared on Tucker Carlson’s X show on Monday and denied leaking classified information.
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