White House begins to search for new defense secretary amid Pete Hegseth Controversion: Report | Today news

According to the NPR, the White House began the process of identifying a new defense minister, who quoted an anonymous US official. This development comes because the current secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, is facing increasing investigation into the allegations of sensitive military information. The controversy concentrates on the allegations that Hegseth shared details about the planned US military strikes in Yemen with his family members via a private signal chat on his personal phone. The recipients of this information have reportedly included his wife, a former Fox News producer, and his brother. The news release said that according to the same official, this disclosure of family talk group took place shortly after Hegseth received a briefing on the mission of a senior US military official. The allegations have provoked widespread criticism, with concerns about the potential risks of such leaks for national security and military operations. Hegseth denied any offense. Hegseth responds to the latest claims about the part of military strike details in a private family chat in the family signal, said the allegations are part of a broader attempt to damage his reputation. The new report claims that the New York Times has published a report claiming that the defense secretary announced details about the US military operations in Yemen, such as F/A-18 Hornets Flight Schedules, which directed Houthi Rebels, through a private signal with his family members. The claims in the new report are in line with a previous controversy involving the Signal Chat “Houthi PC Small Group”, where Hegseth allegedly shared attack plans. This chat mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor -in -chief of the Atlantic. Hegseth denies claims that spoken to reporters in the White House on Monday (April 21) expressed confidence in his actions and repeated his unwavering support for President Donald Trump. “I spoke to the president, and we will continue to fight on the same page,” said Hegseth, emphasizing the strong support of the president. Hegseth, who addresses the growing controversy, said: “Leakers are fired and hit pieces come out. That’s what they do,” with reference to individuals allegedly behind. He continued, “They take anonymous sources from former employees, and try to destroy people’s reputation … don’t go with me.” Hegseth backs at the call for his removal in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hegseth has shot back on calls for resigning and saying, “Your agenda is illegals, Trans & Dei – who is no longer allowed. Trump supports Hegseth, says the White House despite the claims in the new report, President Donald Trump confirmed his support for Karoline Leavitt, of the White House, reporters told reporters: “The president has absolutely confidence in the secretary Hegseth. I talked to him about it this morning, and he stood behind him. “Senior Trump officials: No classified material shared the ‘Houthi PC Small Group’, which was erected by Mike Waltz in mid -March, the national security advisor took ‘full responsibility’ to accidentally include the Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg. Director of the National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and other senior officials were reportedly members of the group. Selnick, Colin Carroll, and another unnamed assistance. Schumer demands that Senate’s minority leader Chuck Schumer has asked Pete Hegseth to be fired and says that the head of the Pentagon ‘lives’. become.