Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat

Trump calls concern over Hegseth’s second Signal chat episode ‘waste of time’ - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threw his support behind Pete Hegseth on Monday and said any concern over his defense secretary’s decision to share military attack plans in a Signal group chat was a “waste of time.”

The US government's chat affair is expanding. Trump's defense minister is said to have sent sensitive military information to his wife. Hegseth rejects the allegations.

US President Trump is firmly behind Pete Hegseth, who is said to have shared military plans in another group chat with his wife and other private individuals, but the pressure on defense ministers is growing.

Donald Trump's support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is intact. But in the White House and within the party, things are boiling. - He is an amateur, roars the high-ranking congressman Don Bacon.

Chat Blunder Deepens, Pentagon Ex-Official Flags "Meltdown", Trump Responds

US President Donald Trump defended his Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, following reports of the Pentagon chief disclosing sensitive military information in a second Signal chatroom with his family members and other staffers.

Donald Trump backs Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth as fury grows at second Signal chat leak

The White House has expressed its support for US defence secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat, this time with his wife and brother.