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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larissa Howie

Trump defence secretary Pete Hegseth breaks silence after Yemen war plans shared on group chat

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, of “peddling hoaxes” after Trump’s national security team mistakenly included him in their group chat about Yemen’s ‘war plans.’

Hegseth described Goldberg as “deceitful” and a “so-called journalist” during his first Indo-Pacific trip as defence secretary in Hawaii.

“Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that,” he stated.

When asked how war plans regarding the Houthis in Yemen were shared with a journalist, he discredited Goldberg, saying: “This is the guy who peddles in garbage.”

Hegseth did not clarify why Signal was used for the sensitive operation or how Goldberg was added to the chat.

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