{"id":9490,"date":"2025-03-25T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9490"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:06:01","slug":"pete-hegseths-brutal-response-to-journalist-added-to-war-plans-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9490","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth\u2019s brutal response to journalist added to war plans group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/25101907\/hega12-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/25101907\/hega12-664x350.jpg 664w, 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unintentionally added to a top-secret White House Signal chat discussing an upcoming military strike on Yemen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162489\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/15113929\/GettyImages-2193881754.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/15113929\/GettyImages-2193881754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/15113929\/GettyImages-2193881754-768x544.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The chat, which was meant for only the highest-ranking officials, included 18 key figures \u2014 from Vice President JD Vance to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and CIA Director Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg revealed the shocking breach on Monday, detailing how National Security Adviser Mike Waltz started the conversation on the encrypted messaging app, Signal. The conversation was supposed to be highly confidential, but Goldberg, a veteran journalist in Washington, was mistakenly included.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-deceitful-journalist\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A \u201cdeceitful\u201d journalist<\/h2>\n<p>Upon learning about the mistake,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/news\/pete-hegseth-background-check\/\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>\u00a0quickly slammed Goldberg\u2019s reporting, accusing him of being a \u201dhighly discredited so-called journalist\u201d and criticizing The Atlantic for its coverage of various Trump-related controversies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1863680049\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_166882_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CMb-gOulpYwDFajLRAcdakcKFQ\">\n<p>Hegseth met reporters on the tarmac after his flight to Hawaii, where he is set to meet with civilian and military leaders from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Secretary dismissed the notion that he had texted \u201dwar plans\u201d in the group and quickly moved to attack Goldberg, calling him a \u201cdeceitful\u201d journalist who \u201cpeddles in garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis is a guy who peddles in garbage. This is what he does,\u201d Hegseth added in a fiery response.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1904321416893239768&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fpete-hegseths-brutal-response-to-journalist-added-to-war-plans-group%2F&amp;sessionId=dd0b1806d1e2f9545f619e88286d95aad0ff24c6&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1904321416893239768\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Goldberg had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2025\/03\/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans\/682151\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">found himself<\/a>\u00a0in the high-stakes group chat after accepting a request from Waltz on Signal. The chat, titled \u201dHouthi PC small group,\u201d turned out to be where sensitive operational details of the strike were discussed, including targets, weaponry, and strike sequencing.<\/p>\n<p>According to Goldberg, Hegseth shared specifics of the military plan in the chat two hours before the attack, which took place on March 15.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon and White House were quick to respond, with a spokesman for the Pentagon directing inquiries back to Hegseth\u2019s remarks. Meanwhile, President Trump, when asked about the breach, responded, \u201cI don\u2019t know anything about it,\u201dbut went on to slam The Atlantic as a \u201cmagazine that is going out of business.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sparked-outrage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sparked outrage<\/h2>\n<p>The breach has sparked outrage from lawmakers and experts, including Sen. Jack Reed, who called it a \u201dstunning and dangerous\u201d lapse in operational security. He warned that such carelessness could endanger American lives.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, stated that his panel would be looking into the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt\u2019s definitely a concern,\u201d he said. \u201dIt appears that mistakes were made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins brought up Hegseth\u2019s comments during an interview with Goldberg on Monday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-166890\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/25101631\/GettyImages-2173424491.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/25101631\/GettyImages-2173424491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/25101631\/GettyImages-2173424491-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul Morigi\/Getty Images for The Atlantic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want to start by getting your reaction to what we heard from Secretary Hegseth, saying that \u2018Nobody was texting war plans.\u2019 Given you were privy to this group chat, is that how you saw it?\u201d Collins asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, that\u2019s a lie. He was texting war plans,\u201d Goldberg responded. \u201cHe was texting attack plans. When targets were going to be targeted; how they were going to be targeted; who was at the targets; when the next sequence of attacks was happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-they-re-lucky-they-didn-t-send-this-to-a-houthi\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201dThey\u2019re lucky they didn\u2019t send this to a Houthi..\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Goldberg also expressed feeling \u201creal anxiety and anger\u201d over the \u201csloppiness\u201d of those involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dRemember, American service people were involved directly in this attack. It wasn\u2019t just standoff weapons fired from a thousand miles away. You know, you can\u2019t just put out this kind of information and hope for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He joked, \u201dThey\u2019re lucky they didn\u2019t send this to a Houthi by mistake or a foreign diplomat or somebody who could be in their phones. I guess they could count that as a kind of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>As the scandal continues to unfold, the question remains: How could such a serious lapse in security occur?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And will anyone be held accountable for this explosive mistake? The fallout from this incident could be far-reaching, especially with Trump\u2019s team already on the defensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, The Atlantic\u2019s Jeffrey Goldberg dropped a bombshell: he was accidentally added to a top-secret White House war plans chat. The group included 18 high-ranking officials, including the Secretary of Defense and even Vice President JC Vance. But Pete Hegseth wasted no time firing back, ruthlessly attacking Goldberg\u2019s journalistic credibility. 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