Hegseth Blasts Media, ‘Disgruntled Former Employees’ Over Signal Controversy

The controversy stems from a series of reports involving the encrypted messaging app Signal. According to reporting from The Atlantic, editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to a group chat involving senior administration officials discussing a potential strike against Iran-backed Houthi movement forces.

Goldberg later published details of the messages, sparking concerns about operational security.

Additional reporting from The New York Times alleged that Hegseth also discussed aspects of a March military operation targeting Houthi forces in Yemen during another Signal conversation that included family members

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