Paul Rieckhoff: Pete Hegseth Shared Operational Details in That Signal Group Chat Because He’s Pete Hegseth

Tur Alright Paul NPR ░░░░░░░░ a lot of reaction ░░░░░░░░ military members and I ░░░░░░░░ read you a couple ░░░░░░░░ the responses What typically ░░░░░░░░ in a spillage as ░░░░░░░░ as this is they ░░░░░░░░ immediately fired says Kevin ░░░░░░░░ who served 30 years ░░░░░░░░ the Army and in ░░░░░░░░ CIA at the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security in the ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration as well ░░░░░░░░ adds I ve defended ░░░░░░░░ cases where people were ░░░░░░░░ to be put out ░░░░░░░░ the military or people ░░░░░░░░ going to be turned ░░░░░░░░ of their job within ░░░░░░░░ military for violations that ░░░░░░░░ just the smallest fraction ░░░░░░░░ what just occurred Let ░░░░░░░░ also remind everybody as ░░░░░░░░ have been reminded over ░░░░░░░░ over again that these ░░░░░░░░ folks that are on ░░░░░░░░ chat Mike Waltz Pete ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio have been ░░░░░░░░ vocal publicly in the ░░░░░░░░ about mistakes on classified ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton for example ░░░░░░░░ said that anybody else ░░░░░░░░ her position would have ░░░░░░░░ immediately jailed Well now ░░░░░░░░ are in her position ░░░░░░░░ they re saying no ░░░░░░░░ deal RIECKHOFF That s ░░░░░░░░ They are liars they ░░░░░░░░ cowards and they are ░░░░░░░░ sloppy And I think ░░░░░░░░ s the real concern ░░░░░░░░ it comes to issues ░░░░░░░░ national security is the ░░░░░░░░ sloppiness and the incompetence ░░░░░░░░ the fact that they ░░░░░░░░ themselves to a different ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth knows he ░░░░░░░░ up You can see ░░░░░░░░ in his face You ░░░░░░░░ see it in his ░░░░░░░░ language Tulsi Gabbard knows ░░░░░░░░ They re all rattled ░░░░░░░░ this because they realize ░░░░░░░░ important this failure is ░░░░░░░░ the harder they spin ░░░░░░░░ worse it is They ░░░░░░░░ how bad it is ░░░░░░░░ any private in the ░░░░░░░░ would be in Leavenworth ░░░░░░░░ now Anybody in my ░░░░░░░░ would be violating the ░░░░░░░░ and be locked up ░░░░░░░░ there s a betrayal ░░░░░░░░ of every member of ░░░░░░░░ military And that s ░░░░░░░░ where they re losing ░░░░░░░░ They ve also lost ░░░░░░░░ confidence now of allies ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ the confidence of each ░░░░░░░░ They never should have ░░░░░░░░ on that chat to ░░░░░░░░ with So don t ░░░░░░░░ caught in the language ░░░░░░░░ whether it s classified ░░░░░░░░ not The question they ░░░░░░░░ be asked is did ░░░░░░░░ divulge anything that violated ░░░░░░░░ security Did you let ░░░░░░░░ go that could have ░░░░░░░░ someone killed And the ░░░░░░░░ world knows the answer ░░░░░░░░ yes Tur Why would ░░░░░░░░ be telling that group ░░░░░░░░ people those operational details ░░░░░░░░ they were they in ░░░░░░░░ need to know basis ░░░░░░░░ that and did they ░░░░░░░░ to know that information ░░░░░░░░ Here s why he ░░░░░░░░ it because it s ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth right We knew ░░░░░░░░ he was not just ░░░░░░░░ qualification he was disqualified ░░░░░░░░ has been sloppy He ░░░░░░░░ been disrespectful He has ░░░░░░░░ character and leadership throughout ░░░░░░░░ time in every position ░░░░░░░░ s held So this ░░░░░░░░ very much on brand ░░░░░░░░ is what people warn ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth and the ░░░░░░░░ are higher in the ░░░░░░░░ and in our Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense This guy has ░░░░░░░░ to our nukes so ░░░░░░░░ got very lucky here ░░░░░░░░ the question also has ░░░░░░░░ be what else did ░░░░░░░░ do Are there other ░░░░░░░░ chats Are there other ░░░░░░░░ of exposure What are ░░░░░░░░ doing to investigate it ░░░░░░░░ are they making any ░░░░░░░░ right now that will ░░░░░░░░ that he personally is ░░░░░░░░ in check Tur Did ░░░░░░░░ need to know all ░░░░░░░░ those details of that ░░░░░░░░ or did they need ░░░░░░░░ know them after the ░░░░░░░░ RIECKHOFF No I don ░░░░░░░░ think this is his ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ needed to know They ░░░░░░░░ should not have known ░░░░░░░░ an unsecured Signal chat ░░░░░░░░ s where it s ░░░░░░░░ absolutely out of bounds ░░░░░░░░ I think he should ░░░░░░░░ he should be removed ░░░░░░░░ should resign I would ░░░░░░░░ any of them that ░░░░░░░░ even on the group ░░░░░░░░ should be investigated and ░░░░░░░░ be considered to be ░░░░░░░░ because it s that ░░░░░░░░ of a violation There ░░░░░░░░ not a single member ░░░░░░░░ the military that could ░░░░░░░░ done that same thing ░░░░░░░░ survived it.”