DUI hire and the most unqualified Defense Secretary in modern times, Pete Hegseth, cannot seem to keep his ‘dry’ drunk ass out of a bar hot water.
His latest screw up centers around a report that could be released as early as today by Pentagon Inspector General Steven Stebbins. Stebbins determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. service members by sharing sensitive military information on the Signal messaging app.
In March, Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic discloseed U.S. national-security leaders included him in a group chat on Signal about upcoming military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The report claimed that by engaging in this gross display of incompetence and stupidity, a foreign adversary could have intercepted the intelligence discussed in the chat, which would have endangered both U.S. servicemembers and the mission at large.
The report concludes that Hegseth, who sent the information about targets, timing and aircraft to two Signal groups, including his wife and brother, violated Pentagon policies about using personal phones for official business. Hegseth would not sit for an interview with investigators, the report said, and would only provide a written response.
In his response, Hegseth stated that he was able to declassify information; the inspector general did not determine whether Hegseth had declassified information in the chat by the time it was shared, but acknowledged that, as secretary of defense, he had the authority to do so.
Hegseth also told the inspector general that he believed the investigation was political and that he lacked faith in Stebbins, according to the source.
In typical up is really down, Orwellian Speak we have all come to expect from the most incompetent and recklessly dangerous (mis)administration ever, Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell said the findings absolved Hegseth of any wrongdoing.
“The Inspector General review is a TOTAL exoneration of Secretary Hegseth and proves what we knew all along — no classified information was shared. This matter is resolved, and the case is closed.”
White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, Baghdad Blondie issued her own statement defending The Fascist Felon’s national security team and their handling of sensitive information.
“This review affirms what the Administration has said from the beginning — no classified information was leaked, and operational security was not compromised.”