Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at the media and \u201cdisgruntled former employees\u201d on Monday as the media doubled down on the Signal controversy.<\/p>\n
Hegseth stood firm in statements to reporters at the White House for the traditional Easter Egg Roll. He refuted recent reports of a second Signal app discussion in which he disclosed intelligence about Yemen attacks. He assured reporters that he and President Donald Trump are in complete agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a big surprise that a few leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from the same media that peddled the Russia hoax,\u201d Hegseth said, responding to new reporting from The New York Times.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what the media does. They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees, and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations,\u201d Hegseth continued. \u201cNot going to work with me, because we\u2019re changing the Defense Department, putting the Pentagon back in the hands of war-fighters. And anonymous smears from disgruntled former employees on old news doesn\u2019t matter. So I\u2019m happy to be here at the Easter Egg Roll with my dad and my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if he had spoken to the president, Hegseth said he had.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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