On CNN's State of the Union, Scott Jennings dismissed calls for firing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over a security breach involving a national security chat on Signal. Jennings acknowledged that while the incident was a mistake, it was not severe enough to warrant dismissal. He emphasized that the standards for firing officials from the last administration were high and argued the mistake should be treated as a learning opportunity rather than an occasion for punitive action. The discussion involved contrasting views from Jennings and other panelists.
It's possible to say this was a mistake, and it's a teachable moment, and I have no doubt they won't do it again.
So, if you're arguing today that we should get rid of Pete Hegseth over a small mistake regarding communications, even while he was expertly executing this military operation against the Houthi rebels, I just don't have a lot of time for that argument.
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