Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed reporters on Monday as he discussed the war plans in a group chat with unauthorized participants.
Speaking Hegseth He was fired recently.
“It was a big surprise to see several leakers fired and suddenly a bunch of hitting media appearing.”
“That’s what the media does: They get anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees, and then they try to cut and burn people and destroy their reputations,” Hegseth later added. “Will not work with me because we are changing the Department of Defense and putting the Pentagon back into combatants.”
The New York Times Report Sunday afternoon Four sources said Heggs shared plans for a military attack in a signal chat including his wife, brother and private lawyer.
But it’s not just anonymous profile on Hegseth. John Ullyot resigned from the Pentagon’s Communications Department last week, Written in an extraordinary column on Sunday The person Hegseth fired is not responsible for the leak.
“Unfortunately, Hegseth’s team has developed a habit of anonymously spreading the anonymous fakes about colleagues on their way out.
fired aides, including Heggs’ former deputy chief of staff and former senior adviser Reject information leakage and Joint Statement They don’t know why they were fired.
“Last month was a full-scale collapse of the Pentagon, which has become a real problem for the government,” Uliott wrote.
Ullyot predicts that Trump will soon replace Hegseth, who confirmed his post despite concerns about his past drinking, unstable behavior and lack of experience managing big bureaucracy. Trump himself said he was satisfied with Heggs on Monday. NPR Report The White House is looking for alternatives.
Hegseth ignores the questions about Ullyot as he continues the long post.
Hegseth pointed out his kids and I was happy to go to Easter egg rolls with my dad and my kids because, that’s what we do for – these kids here. That’s why we fight fake news media. ”
Then he pointed at the media.
“This group is here – full of scammers who leak from the axe to the grinding leaker, and you put them together like some news coverage.”
A Pentagon spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
