Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

Bradskii · Jul 12, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
Why? because you say so?

Good grief...it's because they are literally the only logical alternatives. Hegseth did it. Or he didn't. Which do you think is worse?

Always in His Presence said:
How about door number three - the action is within his scope of authority.

So you're saying Hegseth did it. Without telling the president. Which certainly made him look stupid on national television (which I'll admit isn't hard to do).

Always in His Presence · Jul 12, 2025

Bradskii said:
So you're saying Hegseth did it. Without telling the president. Which certainly made him look stupid on national television (which I'll admit isn't hard to do).

never said he did it - I said what if it was withing his authority to do it.

That would mean he did nothing wrong.

Landon Caeli · Jul 12, 2025

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How many home runs are you guys going to let us hit?

Bradskii · Jul 12, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
never said he did it - I said what if it was withing his authority to do it.

That would mean he did nothing wrong.

If he did do it, he didn't tell his Commander in Chief. Then Trump is asked on national TV, looks more foolish than he normally does and has to say he knows nothing about it. But hey, I've got the answer I wanted: if Hegseth did it you don't think he did anything wrong.

essentialsaltes · Jul 19, 2025

Rest assured, Hegseth sits calmly atop the chaos, a model of Trump-like leadership as his staff are occasionally Scaramuccied into the void.

Senior Hegseth adviser out at Pentagon, sources say

Justin Fulcher, a senior staffer at the Pentagon and adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been ousted, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.

Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. He was then later promoted to a post as senior adviser to Hegseth.

Hegseth's office has seen a staffing shakeup in the wake of the Signal scandal. In March, Hegseth senior adviser Dan Caldwell and deputy chief of staff Dan Selnick were fired amid a leak probe, while his chief of staff Joe Kasper, was transitioned to a new role as a special government employee handling "special projects."

[Pentagon spox wishes Fulcher well in his future endeavors.]

essentialsaltes · Thursday at 9:22 AM

Looks like it was secret information after all.

Pentagon watchdog informed that Hegseth’s leaked Signal chat info came from email classified ‘secret'

Information sent by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the commercial messaging app Signal to senior officials and a journalist came from a classified email labeled “SECRET,” the Pentagon’s watchdog has been informed.

The classified message was also headed as “NOFORN” – meaning that it was not to be seen by foreign nationals – according to several people familiar with the matter, who spoke to The Washington Post.

The reporting that the information Hegseth is accused of sharing on the chat came from a file marked “SECRET/NOFORN” is at odds with the stance taken by the Trump administration in the aftermath of the incident, that no classified information was divulged.

According to The Post, the strike plans were shared in a classified email to more than a dozen defense officials by General Michael Kurilla, Commander of the United States Central Command, who is in charge of U.S. military operations in the Middle East.

In a statement shared with The Independent, chief Pentagon spokesperson [a person We The People pay to inform the nation about the Defense Department] Sean Parnell said: "This Signal narrative is so old and worn out, it's starting to resemble Joe Biden's mental state.”

At a House Armed Services Committee hearing in June, Hegseth did not respond to questions about whether the information he shared had come from classified systems.

RDKirk · Thursday at 9:32 AM

essentialsaltes said:
At a House Armed Services Committee hearing in June, Hegseth did not respond to questions about whether the information he shared had come from classified systems.

There's no government information about a combat operation planned for a future date/time that is not in a classified system.

iluvatar5150 · Thursday at 10:25 AM

RDKirk said:
There's no government information about a combat operation planned for a future date/time that is not in a classified system.

ok boomer

RDKirk · Thursday at 10:34 AM

iluvatar5150 said:
ok boomer

That's an inane response.

Did you forget your Poe's Law tags?

iluvatar5150 · Thursday at 10:39 AM

RDKirk said:
Did you forget your Poe's Law tags?

I left them implied.

essentialsaltes · Thursday at 3:38 PM

essentialsaltes said:
Looks like it was secret information after all.

Pentagon watchdog informed that Hegseth’s leaked Signal chat info came from email classified ‘secret'

and a useful refresher:

Multiple Trump administration officials have denied under oath that Hegseth shared any classified intelligence in the chat. At a March 25 Senate Intelligence hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said, “There was no classified material that was shared in that signal chat.

Say it aint so · Thursday at 5:44 PM

essentialsaltes said:
and a useful refresher:

Multiple Trump administration officials have denied under oath that Hegseth shared any classified intelligence in the chat. At a March 25 Senate Intelligence hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said, “There was no classified material that was shared in that signal chat.

The more incompetent and unqualified, the more Trump admin qualified.

rjs330 · Thursday at 10:46 PM

Just another swing and a miss by the left. Nope I'm not tired of winning yet.

wing2000 · Friday at 7:14 AM

essentialsaltes said:
and a useful refresher:

Multiple Trump administration officials have denied under oath that Hegseth shared any classified intelligence in the chat. At a March 25 Senate Intelligence hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said, “There was no classified material that was shared in that signal chat.

Say, what steps has she taken to ensure the Secretary of Defense uses secure communication going forward? Mr Hegseth has been mum on the subject.

Or is our military supposed to trust the former FOX weekend talk show host to refrain from self-promotion using classified information?

RDKirk · Friday at 7:55 AM

wing2000 said:
Say, what steps has she taken to ensure the Secretary of Defense uses secure communication going forward? Mr Hegseth has been mum on the subject.

Or is our military supposed to trust the former FOX weekend talk show host to refrain from self-promotion using classified information?

Yes, from the military point of view, it's a two-part issue:

What damage was done in that incident?

What steps are necessary to prevent recurrence?

Step two can't be ignored just because no damage was done in step one.

Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

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