U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a military strike against the Houthi group in Yemen in a second Signal conversation involving his wife and brother, similar to those sent in another conversation with senior Trump administration officials, the New York Times reported, citing a source familiar with the content and who received the messages. The news was confirmed to The Associated Press by a source familiar with the content and who received the messages.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, said the unclassified conversation involved 13 people.
The White House on Sunday evening dismissed the report as "not news," insisting that no classified information was shared. "No matter how many times the media tries to revive the same false story, they can't change the fact that no classified information was shared," said Anna Kelly, the White House deputy press secretary.
Meanwhile, the discovery of the existence of an additional group chat has prompted fresh criticism of Hegseth and President Donald Trump's administration in general, which has so far failed to take action against senior national security officials who discussed plans for a military strike via Signal.
"Details continue to emerge. We continue to learn how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk. But Trump is still too weak to fire him," Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X. "Pete Hegseth must be fired."
The first conversation, hosted by national security adviser Mike Waltz, included several cabinet members and came to light because Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, had been added to the group. (A2 Televizion)
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