"Signalgate was an earlier failure of Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon and resulted in calls for his ouster. The scandal centered around Hegseth discussing plans for the U.S. to bomb Yemen in an unsecured chat on Signal, which happened to include Hegseth's wife and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg. Waltz, who was also in the chat, was later removed as national security advisor and appointed as UN ambassador."
"And that moment we realized that our bombers were out of Iran and the bombs had hit the target and the world didn't know. It was a fun moment when Donald Trump turned to his assistant and said, Go get me my phone,' Hegseth said before making beeping noises for Trump posting to social media. The world listen, FAFO, all right? Hegseth added to applause, referring to the common acronym meaning F*** Around and Find Out."
Pete Hegseth returned to Fox's Patriot Awards and performed a comedy routine that referenced past controversies. He joked about contacting Mike Waltz on Signal, invoking the Signalgate scandal in which he shared unsecured military strike plans. The Signal exchange reportedly included Hegseth's wife, journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, and Mike Waltz; the chat led to scrutiny and calls for Hegseth's ouster and to Waltz's removal as national security adviser and later appointment as UN ambassador. Hegseth also joked about Trump's bombing of Iran and mimicked Trump asking for his phone, ending with the acronym 'FAFO' to audience applause.
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