Duckworth: Hegseth endangering troops with ‘singular stupidity’

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Sick.) a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot and fight veteran, mentioned Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth’s “singular stupidity” is placing troops in hurt’s method and demanded his resignation — after a brand new report alleges the secretary shared detailed army plans in a gaggle chat that included his spouse, brother and private lawyer.

“What number of occasions does Pete Hegseth have to leak categorized intelligence earlier than Donald Trump and Republicans perceive that he isn’t solely a f---ing liar, he's a risk to our nationwide safety?” Duckworth, who sits on the Senate Armed Providers and International Relations Committees, mentioned Sunday on X.

“Daily he stays in his job is one other day our troops’ lives are endangered by his singular stupidity,” she continued. “He should resign in shame.”

Duckworth’s assertion got here after The New York Occasions reported on a beforehand undisclosed Sign group chat, during which Hegseth allegedly shared detailed details about forthcoming army strikes in Yemen on March 15.

The group chat reportedly included his spouse, Jennifer, who's a former Fox Information producer and doesn't work on the Pentagon. It additionally included Hegseth’s brother and private lawyer, each of whom work on the Pentagon however, the Occasions reported, “it's not clear why both would wish to learn about upcoming army strikes aimed on the Houthis in Yemen.”

In line with the Occasions, which cited 4 folks with information of the chat, the group chat included his spouse and “a few dozen different folks from his private {and professional} internal circle in January, earlier than his affirmation as protection secretary.”

Hegseth has beforehand come underneath intense scrutiny for sharing related particulars with prime nationwide safety officers in a Sign chat that inadvertently included the highest editor of The Atlantic.

The Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, responded to the Occasions’ reporting in a publish on social media, saying, “One other day, one other previous story — again from the lifeless.”

“There was no categorized data in any Sign chat, irrespective of what number of methods they attempt to write the story,” he added.

The White Home on Monday mentioned President Trump strongly helps Hegseth.

Duckworth was fiercely vital of Hegseth earlier than he was confirmed and equally referred to as Hegseth a “f---ing liar” and demanded his resignation following the preliminary bombshell reporting in The Atlantic concerning the Sign group chat with prime nationwide safety officers.

“Pete Hegseth is a f‑‑‑ing liar. That is so clearly categorized information he recklessly leaked that might’ve gotten our pilots killed. He must resign in shame instantly,” Duckworth mentioned in an announcement final month, responding to The Atlantic reporting.

“Hegseth and each different official who was included on this group chat have to be topic to an unbiased investigation. If Republicans gained’t be part of us in holding the Trump Administration accountable, then they're complicit on this harmful and certain felony breach of our nationwide safety.”