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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire again following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat, this time with his wife and brother. White House officials have played down reports of military plans being shared in a second Signal group chat,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to his former employer Fox News to defend his tenure amid new revelations that he shared military plans on a Signal group chat and a bombshell op ed from a former spokesperson who described the Pentagon atmosphere as the “month from hell.”

"Disgruntled former employees are peddling things to try to save their ass, and ultimately, that's not going to work," Hegseth said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended himself over the investigation into alleged leakers at the Pentagon in which senior staff were placed on leave, saying there is "sufficient evidence" to believe they or others close to them were leaking.