On the morning of December 11, Hegseth wrote on X that the investigative news website ProPublica was about to run a 'knowingly false' story saying that he hadn't been admitted to the US Military Academy, where many of America's Army officers are trained.
The Ranger School curriculum requires extreme physical fitness, including running, lifting heavy weights, and performing strenuous activities in a limited time. It poses a significant challenge that sees high dropout rates.
Hegseth's claims about media coverage of U.S. strikes on Iran were addressed by Anderson Cooper, who demonstrated CNN had accurately reported on the preliminary nature of intelligence.
'The reported decision by the Trump Administration to change the names of the USNS Harvey Milk and other ships in the John Lewis-class is a shameful, vindictive erasure of those who fought to break down barriers for all to chase the American Dream.'
Hegseth's texted plans to strike Houthi targets revealed a significant breach of security, exposing sensitive military information to unauthorized individuals, including a journalist.
Mr. Hegseth created the separate Signal group initially as a forum for discussing routine administrative or scheduling information, but the disclosure of sensitive military operations raises concerns about the misuse of communication channels.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a book purge at the U.S. Naval Academy, highlighting the removal of significant works while retaining others.
Rep. Victoria Spartz faced a hostile crowd at a town hall in Indiana, where she defended Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Elon Musk, amidst calls for their resignations.
Well, a shadow government doesn't mean a scary government. I think he means the British version where you have like a person waiting for all the senior Cabinet positions going forward.
