Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Faces Bipartisan Calls to Resign Over Alleged Classified Info Leak

Senator Tammy Duckworth leads criticism, accusing Hegseth of endangering U.S. service members by leaking sensitive military operation details in a Signal chat.

• Senator Tammy Duckworth has called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a 'f*cking liar' and demanded his resignation, citing allegations of leaking classified military information.
• The Atlantic published text messages showing Hegseth discussing the timeline of a U.S. operation in Yemen, contradicting his earlier denials.
• National Security Adviser Mike Waltz admitted to inadvertently adding journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to the Signal group chat where the leak occurred.
• Some Republicans, including Senator Roger Wicker and Representative Don Bacon, have joined Democrats in calling for an independent investigation into the alleged leak.
• President Trump has rejected calls to dismiss Hegseth or other officials involved, as the Senate Armed Services Committee prepares to investigate the incident.

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