{"id":3108,"date":"2025-04-22T22:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:27:57","slug":"hegseth-blasts-media-disgruntled-former-employees-over-signal-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=3108","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Blasts Media, \u2018Disgruntled Former Employees\u2019 Over Signal Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"363\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back against media reports and former staff amid controversy over alleged Signal app leaks. At the White House Easter Egg Roll, he denied discussing intelligence on Yemen in a private chat, claiming media smears and fired leakers were behind the reports<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"363\">\n<p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"363\">\n<p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"363\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"565\">Hegseth affirmed his alignment with President Trump, who continues to support him. NPR reported Trump was seeking a replacement, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called it \u201cfake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"792\">A past Signal leak involved <em data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"605\">Atlantic<\/em> editor Jeffrey Goldberg being mistakenly added to a group chat. Democrats have urged Hegseth to resign, but Trump defended him, blaming National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for the leak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"896\">Trump downplayed the breach, emphasizing the mission\u2019s success and insisting there was no real damage.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2899940&amp;userid=17447&amp;loginid=15879&amp;playercolor=%23ee1a3b&amp;playersize=640&amp;code=6ee746d8e60e388b9f02e46f8ea67f8d\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back against media reports and former staff amid controversy over alleged Signal app leaks. 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