NBC News reported on Tuesday that Hegseth had shared that info after receiving it from a top U.S. general using a secure U.S. government system intended for sensitive and classified information.Privately,

Pete Hegseth was barely able to get confirmed as Donald Trump’s Defense secretary, and following a series of scandals — including the revelation that he shared U.S. war plans in a second Signal group chat last month — it appears increasingly likely that he’ll be the first member of Trump’s cabinet to either resign or be forced out not even 100 days into Trump’s second term.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Donald Trump still backs Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, amid reports of his imminent ouster.

President Trump is publicly standing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid scrutiny over his use of a Signal chat. It was revealed that Hegseth used his personal phone to share details about impending strikes in Yemen on a private thread that included his wife,

The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth is playing some defense of his own after new reports of him sharing sensitive military plans with family members.