‘Full-blown meltdown’ at Pentagon after Hegseth’s second Signal chat revealed
by Edward Helmore from US news | The Guardian on (#6WRMA)
Existence of group chat including Hegseth, his wife and others prompt calls for defense secretary to step down
Pressure was mounting on the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Monday following reports of a second Signal chatroom used to discuss sensitive military operations, while a former top Pentagon spokesperson slammed the US's top military official's leadership of the Department of Defense.
John Ullyot, who resigned last week after initially serving as Pentagon spokesperson, said in a opinion essay published by Politico on Sunday that the Pentagon has been overwhelmed by staff drama and turnover in the initial months of the second Trump administration.
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