Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing classified U.S. military plans in unsecured channels. After revelations that Hegseth discussed operations in an encrypted chat involving family and his lawyer, Buttigieg, a Navy veteran, stressed the seriousness of such breaches. He highlighted the importance of maintaining secrecy for combat operations to uphold the integrity and safety of service members. This incident follows additional scrutiny of Hegseth's communications regarding military strikes and raises concerns about national security protocols among top officials.
"Of course, advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead."
"Hegseth created a second Signal channel that included his wife and brother-and shared the sensitive Yemen strike details with them there as well."
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