Hegseth on ‘Signal Chat Controversy’: ‘What a Big Surprise that a Few Leakers Get Fired and Suddenly a Bunch of Hit Pieces Come Out’

Reporter 1 Do you ░░░░░░░░ to say something sir ░░░░░░░░ the Signal chat controversy ░░░░░░░░ You know what a ░░░░░░░░ surprise that a bunch ░░░░░░░░ a few leakers get ░░░░░░░░ and suddenly a bunch ░░░░░░░░ hit pieces come out ░░░░░░░░ the same media that ░░░░░░░░ the Russia hoax won ░░░░░░░░ get back their Pulitzers ░░░░░░░░ got Pulitzers for a ░░░░░░░░ of lies Pulitzers for ░░░░░░░░ bunch of lies and ░░░░░░░░ hoaxes time and time ░░░░░░░░ time again And as ░░░░░░░░ peddle those lies no ░░░░░░░░ ever calls them on ░░░░░░░░ See this is what ░░░░░░░░ media does They take ░░░░░░░░ sources from disgruntled former ░░░░░░░░ and then they try ░░░░░░░░ slash and burn people ░░░░░░░░ ruin their reputations Not ░░░░░░░░ to work with me ░░░░░░░░ we re changing the ░░░░░░░░ Department putting the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ in the hands of ░░░░░░░░ and anonymous smears from ░░░░░░░░ former employees on old ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter So ░░░░░░░░ m happy to be ░░░░░░░░ at the Easter Egg ░░░░░░░░ with my dad and ░░░░░░░░ kids because you know ░░░░░░░░ is what we re ░░░░░░░░ it for These kids ░░░░░░░░ here This is why ░░░░░░░░ re fighting the fake ░░░░░░░░ media This is why ░░░░░░░░ re fighting slash and ░░░░░░░░ Democrats This is why ░░░░░░░░ re fighting hoaxsters Hoaxsters ░░░░░░░░ group Reporter 2 So ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Hegseth No no ░░░░░░░░ This group right here ░░░░░░░░ of hoaxsters that peddle ░░░░░░░░ sources from leakers with ░░░░░░░░ to grind and then ░░░░░░░░ put it all together ░░░░░░░░ if it s some ░░░░░░░░ story and what we ░░░░░░░░ we know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ is So I m ░░░░░░░░ proud of what we ░░░░░░░░ doing for the president ░░░░░░░░ hard across the board ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ roll some Easter eggs ░░░░░░░░ my kids Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Reporter 3 Sir ░░░░░░░░ you spoken to the ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth I have spoken ░░░░░░░░ the president and we ░░░░░░░░ going to continue fighting ░░░░░░░░ the same page all ░░░░░░░░ way UNKNOWN MALE Alright ░░░░░░░░ re moving everyone We ░░░░░░░░ moving. Let’s go.”