According to US media sources, Minister Defense Minister Pete Hegseth created another chat group on the Signal application, with the participation of his wife and brother, sharing the same military information similar to what he sent in the chat group with other senior leaders.
It was information about the US military air strikes targeting the Houthi forces in Yemen in March.
On April 21, an unnamed character included in the list of messages of the Pentagon boss confirmed to the messageAPAbout this 2nd chat group.
US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth – Photo: ABC News
Signal is a commercial messaging application, not allowed to be used to communicate sensitive defense information or confidential information.
According to the source ofAP,This 2nd chat group has 13 people and named “Defense ‘Team Hudde”. Another source revealed that this group includes his wife and brother Hegseth.
It was Ms. Jennifer Hegseth, former producer of Fox News, as well as Mr. Phil Hegseth, who was hired to be a senior advisor and a communication staff of the Ministry of Security at the Pentagon.
Both used to accompany the US Minister of Defense in many senior meetings.
Earlier, Mr. Hegseth was criticized for sharing information about the air strike targeting Houthi in a different chat group with the participation of many President Donald Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance.
This group was originally established by US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and “invited” a journalist to the group, Mr. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of the editorThe Atlantic.
It was the newspaper that announced the content of a chat in which Hegseth listed weapons systems and timelines for the attack on Houthi in March.
Revealing the second chat group caused a new wave of criticism for Mr. Hegseth and the administration of Mr. Donald Trump.
The US government has not had any action for high -ranking national security officials who have participated in the first chat group.
“The details are constantly revealed. We are still learning how Pete Hegseth is dangerous to human life,” the Democratic Leader at Senate Chuck Schumer wrote on X with a comment that Hegseth should be dismissed.