Law Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother

[Limbo Pete]

He essentially can.

SecDef is OP, with the POTUS himself being the only real check.

The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces; by custom a member of the Presidential Cabinet and by law a member of the National Security Council. The SecDef's position of authority over the armed forces is second only to that of the President of the United States, who is the Commander-in-Chief. Subject only to the orders of the President, the Secretary of Defense exercises command and control, for both administrative and operational purposes, over all DoD-administered service branches – the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force – as well as the Coast Guard when its command is transferred to the Department of Defense. Because the SecDef is vested with legal powers that exceed those of any commissioned officer, and is second only to the President in the military hierarchy, its incumbent has sometimes unofficially been referred to as "deputy commander-in-chief".

Lovely that the guy in charge of... all that... is sharing national security information over his personal phone

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Weakening national security to own the libs.

 

[44nutman]

This Fox News guys getting hired to ranking positions in Dumb Donald’s administration is working out great.
Can’t wait for Jerome Powell to be fired and replaced with Brian Kilmeade.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Yes if he broke the rules.

Accountable is determined by the severity of what he did. From a slap on the wrist to fired. What level information was shared and to whom determines that.

It would be brig time or immediate separation for any active service members. Imo it should be no different for him

 

[AnGrYcRoW]

If he isn't fired he will get troops killed. We need qualified people in these positions. Not yes men with substance abuse issues and a history of domestic violence. He's making the DoD even less functional than it already was. I genuinely didn't think anyone could be that big of a fuck up

Who would have thought having a reality TV star hire a weekend talk show host to one the most important positions in the nation if not the world because he liked the way he looked on tv would go badly

 

[PBAC]

haven't checked the thread. Have THEY joined the discussion yet?

the counter arguments are always comedy

 

[heloder]

He essentially can.

SecDef is OP, with the POTUS himself being the only real check.

Trump and the rest of the administration is in full-on "never admit any wrongdoing" mode, and Trump firing Kegsbreath would be admitting that he made a mistake appointing him.

It ain't happening.

 

[Snubnoze707]

Trump should fire this idiot. He's a complete liability.

 

[Captain Tenneal]

Word on the street says Pete doesn't actually want to go to war with Iran, and has advised the President against striking them.

Therefore, Rubio and Mike Waltz want him out.

The Signal chat stuff (latest one, not the first one) is being blown up in order to have him replaced.

*not my theory, but intriguing

 

[Deleted member 577981]

Puke.

 

[lsa]

"The White House has begun searching for a new defense secretary, according to information provided to the radio channel NPR, writes Reuters.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been involved in several chat scandals, but on Monday the White House insisted that he still has Donald Trump's support."


EDIT:

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department

 

[Cole train]

"The White House has begun searching for a new defense secretary, according to information provided to the radio channel NPR, writes Reuters.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been involved in several chat scandals, but on Monday the White House insisted that he still has Donald Trump's support."

Where can i send application?

With the current level of candidates i feel qualified for the job

 

[Jar of Flies]

"The White House has begun searching for a new defense secretary, according to information provided to the radio channel NPR, writes Reuters.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been involved in several chat scandals, but on Monday the White House insisted that he still has Donald Trump's support."

That statement contradicts itself.

 

[lsa]

Where can i send application?

With the current level of candidates i feel qualified for the job

send a message via Signal.

 

[Satsui Ryu]

It's genuinely crazy how rabidly partisan The Pentagon of all entities and things has become. This is not the road we want to travel.

Not speaking specifically about the Pentagon, but the country as a whole. Yes this is exactly the road we want to travel it appears.

 

[HARRISON_3]

One of the greatest Secretaries of Defense…of the night.

 

[AWilder]

Lovely that the guy in charge of... all that... is sharing national security information over his personal phone

he should be using his russian domain email, it's much faster.

 

[DoctorTaco]

Has he given a statement about the chats? Kinda seems like he thinks he can do whatever he wants.

It was back in 2023, but yes:

 

[Limbo Pete]

he should be using his russian domain email, it's much faster.

Oh I'm sure he is

 

[PBAC]

the thing is, since they were let away with this the first time there is now less outrage about this even though it's actually worse. The corruption has been normalised.