Sec. Hegseth on Signal Chat: This Is All About ‘Trying to Get at President Trump and His Agenda’

Hegseth If you remember ░░░░░░░░ this all started the ░░░░░░░░ go around because this ░░░░░░░░ the second go around ░░░░░░░░ they peddle old stuff ░░░░░░░░ kick it back up ░░░░░░░░ said repeatedly No one ░░░░░░░░ texting war plans You ░░░░░░░░ why I said that ░░░░░░░░ I m in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Pentagon every ░░░░░░░░ day Just 10 minutes ░░░░░░░░ I was looking at ░░░░░░░░ war plans of things ░░░░░░░░ were ongoing or pending ░░░░░░░░ to happen because that ░░░░░░░░ on the regular basis ░░░░░░░░ classified systems That s ░░░░░░░░ job for the war ░░░░░░░░ for the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States I look ░░░░░░░░ war plans every single ░░░░░░░░ What was shared over ░░░░░░░░ then and now however ░░░░░░░░ characterize it was informal ░░░░░░░░ coordinations for media coordination ░░░░░░░░ thing That s what ░░░░░░░░ ve said from the ░░░░░░░░ At the beginning it ░░░░░░░░ left wing reporters from ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic who got a ░░░░░░░░ of it and then ░░░░░░░░ wanted to create a ░░░░░░░░ for the president This ░░░░░░░░ what it s all ░░░░░░░░ trying to get at ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his agenda ░░░░░░░░ here at the Defense ░░░░░░░░ because Brian I want ░░░░░░░░ to be very clear ░░░░░░░░ take the classification of ░░░░░░░░ very important It s ░░░░░░░░ significant to us that ░░░░░░░░ safeguard it And so ░░░░░░░░ we had leaks which ░░░░░░░░ have had here we ░░░░░░░░ a serious leak investigation ░░░░░░░░ through that leak investigation ░░░░░░░░ we found some folks ░░░░░░░░ we believe were not ░░░░░░░░ to the protocols that ░░░░░░░░ hold dear here at ░░░░░░░░ Defense Department Through that ░░░░░░░░ they have been moved ░░░░░░░░ and that investigation continues ░░░░░░░░ a result of that ░░░░░░░░ we do here is ░░░░░░░░ board trying to make ░░░░░░░░ that we safeguard information ░░░░░░░░ this point those folks ░░░░░░░░ were leaking who have ░░░░░░░░ pushed out of the ░░░░░░░░ are now attempting to ░░░░░░░░ and sabotage the president ░░░░░░░░ agenda and what we ░░░░░░░░ doing And that s ░░░░░░░░ it s not what ░░░░░░░░ do it s not ░░░░░░░░ we operate and so ░░░░░░░░ ve got another allegation ░░░░░░░░ pushed again not based ░░░░░░░░ how we re operating ░░░░░░░░ here We re for ░░░░░░░░ warfighters we re for ░░░░░░░░ president and None of ░░░░░░░░ is based in reality.”