Pentagon's Top Spy Accidentally Texts Yemen Strike Plans Like A Group Chat Dad

KEY POINTS

•Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack plans in March 2025 over an unapproved Signal device, risking U.S. missions.
•The Pentagon's IG report concluded this could have allowed Houthi forces to evade strikes, despite Hegseth's denial of endangering troops.
•A House Democrat plans impeachment efforts citing the Signal fiasco, while Hegseth declined interviews and withheld phone access from investigators.

In a move that screams sequel to 'Can't Keep a Secret: Pentagon Edition,' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detonated U.S. operational security by sharing classified Yemen strike plans over a Signal groupchat on an 'unapproved device'—because obviously a group chat is the Pentagon's new code of conduct. The March 2025 bombshell saw The Atlantic's editor-in-chief stumble into this VIP chat, revealing the leak. Hegseth insisted the info wasn't dangerous, while the Pentagon's top spokesman crowned it a 'TOTAL exoneration' and claimed 'no classified info' was shared, despite the IG report contrastingly warning that the Houthis could've dodged the attack if America’s secrets had gotten 'auto-deleted' with settings gone wild. Meanwhile, a House Democrat wasted no time announcing an impeachment attempt, conveniently citing this texting bonfire that might have turned into a fly paper for enemy pilots. Oh, and Hegseth ghosted IG investigators, refusing interviews and cellphone access, because who needs transparency when you’ve got Signal self-destructs doing PR better than the DoD.