Pete Hegseth Denies War Plans Were Leaked to ‘Highly Discredited’ Journalist Who Dropped Bombshell Report

Hegseth One question Reporter ░░░░░░░░ you share how your ░░░░░░░░ about war plans against ░░░░░░░░ Houthis in Yemen was ░░░░░░░░ with a journalist in ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic And were those ░░░░░░░░ classified Hegseth So I ░░░░░░░░ re talking about a ░░░░░░░░ and highly discredited so ░░░░░░░░ journalist who s made ░░░░░░░░ profession of peddling hoaxes ░░░░░░░░ and time again to ░░░░░░░░ the I don t ░░░░░░░░ the hoaxes of Russia ░░░░░░░░ Russia Or the fine ░░░░░░░░ on both sides hoax ░░░░░░░░ suckers and losers hoax ░░░░░░░░ this is a guy ░░░░░░░░ peddles in garbage This ░░░░░░░░ what he does I ░░░░░░░░ love to comment on ░░░░░░░░ Houthi campaign because of ░░░░░░░░ skill and courage of ░░░░░░░░ troops I ve monitored ░░░░░░░░ very closely from the ░░░░░░░░ and you see we ░░░░░░░░ been managing four years ░░░░░░░░ deferred maintenance under the ░░░░░░░░ Administration Our troops our ░░░░░░░░ were getting shot at ░░░░░░░░ targets Our ships couldn ░░░░░░░░ sail through And when ░░░░░░░░ did shoot back it ░░░░░░░░ purely defensively or at ░░░░░░░░ in Yemen President Trump ░░░░░░░░ no more We will ░░░░░░░░ deterrence We will open ░░░░░░░░ of navigation and we ░░░░░░░░ ultimately decimate the Houthis ░░░░░░░░ is exactly what we ░░░░░░░░ doing as we speak ░░░░░░░░ the beginning overwhelmingly Reporter ░░░░░░░░ were those details shared ░░░░░░░░ Signal and how did ░░░░░░░░ learn that a journalist ░░░░░░░░ privy to the targets ░░░░░░░░ types of weapons used ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard it ░░░░░░░░ characterized Nobody was texting ░░░░░░░░ plans And that s ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ that Thank you Appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Reporter NSC said it ░░░░░░░░ authentic.”