…Gen Haugh was informed of the decision while traveling. Current & fmr ofcls said Gen Haugh’s deputy at the #NSA, Wendy Noble, was also removed from her post, & possibly reassigned to another position at the #Pentagon.
…#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth & #Trump have removed several top officers from their posts including the chair of the #JointChiefs of Staff…; the chief of naval operations [#Navy #CNO]…; & the commandant of the #CoastGuard….
A spox for #USCyberCom said she could not confirm Gen Haugh’s removal, & referred questions to the #Pentagon, which did not respond for comment. A White House spox did not confirm the ouster.
But a #US official briefed on the matter said #LauraLoomer, a #FarRight activist & outside adviser to #Trump, called for Gen Haugh’s removal during her Oval Office meeting on Thurs. Trump ordered #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth to fire Gen Haugh, the ofcl said.
Steven Stebbins, the #Pentagon’s acting #IG, said in a memo to #SecDef #PeteHegseth & Dpty #DOD Secy Steve Feinberg that the review will “determine the extent to which the Secretary of #Defense & other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies & procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business.”
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's contradictory statements highlight the chameleon-like nature of U.S. defense policy under Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/03/world/the-real-pete-hegseth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #petehegseth #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #nato #defense #europe #indopacific #southkorea #philippine
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered additional forces to the Middle East, including the Carl Vinson carrier strike group and aircraft, as tensions with Tehran are increasing over its nuclear program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/world/pentagon-aircraft-carrier-iran-tensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #defense #petehegseth #us #middleeast #iran #houthis #yemen #redsea #irannuclearprogram #donaldtrump
SignalGate-Part-Trois
National security adviser used chat app for, well, just about everything
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/31/2313648/-National-security-adviser-used-chat-app-for-well-just-about-everything
The reassurances of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his first official trip to Japan are a sign that Tokyo may avoid U.S. President Donald Trump's worst impulses, at least for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/politics/us-japan-defense-trump-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #sdf #defenseministry #gennakatani #petehegseth
Morten Morland @mortenmorland on #PeteHegseth #signalscandal #DefenseSecretaryHegseth #JDVance #SignalGateScandal #Greenland @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
The U.S. and Japan defense chiefs were set to meet Sunday in Tokyo, as concerns over the durability of the countries’ alliance and the threat of tariffs loom large under President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/japan/politics/us-japan-defense-chiefs-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #sdf #defenseministry #gennakatani #petehegseth
U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth visited Ioto, the far-flung Japanese island known widely as Iwo Jima, on Saturday for an event honoring those who died in bloody fighting there 80 years ago during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/29/japan/politics/us-japan-ioto-iwo-jima-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #iwojima #ioto #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #wwii #history #sdf #defenseministry #gennakatani #petehegseth #shigeruishiba
Not to worry, while America burns, Republicans are busy helping Americans... House votes to cancel Biden efficiency rules for refrigerators and freezers #PeteHegseth #signalscandal Thursday, House lawmakers voted 214 to 193 to overturn the Energy Department’s standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers and 203 to 182 to undo the standards for walk-in coolers and freezers. Republicans love the #ClimateCrisis #GOPwarOnEnvironment https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3360820/house-votes-cancel-biden-efficiency-rules-refrigerators-freezers/
Majority of voters, plurality of GOP say Hegseth should resign: Poll
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5220560-hegseth-resign-poll-waltz-vance-signalgate-atlantic-goldberg/
New missile deployments, special forces training and greater industrial cooperation: The United States and the Philippines agreed to a flurry of measures Friday to step up military ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/asia-pacific/politics/hegseth-manilla/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #petehegseth #ferdinandmarcosjr #us #philippines #defense
The #intelligence breach was bad enough, current & former #FighterPilots said. But #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s refusal to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive info about when American fighter pilots would attack sites in #Yemen, they said, was even worse.
On #AirBases, in #AircraftCarrier “ready rooms” & in communities near #military bases this week, there was consternation.
The cross is directly next to the "kafir" tattoo of #peteHegseth. He is as devout a believer as the Ayatollah of #Iran.
See @trbutler's attached X thread. 
We need to get past partisanship and be willing to listen when those speak from experience and not scoring for a "team." #Signalgate #Partisanship #PeteHegseth Full thread 
https://x.com/trbutler/status/1905320287123407067
Yes, this happened.
No Scandinavian country could possibly rival with this grade of transparency. Kudos, USA!
You're gonna need a Special Prosecutor. Pam Blondie won't touch this!
Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/bipartisan-senators-overseeing-military-request-pentagon-investigation-into-use-of-signal-app
UN-be-fucking-lievable
#PamBondi, speaking at a news conference in Virginia, was asked about the public debate surrounding #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth after he sent details of a coming attack on rebels in #Yemen to senior #Trump admin ofcls in a #Signal group chat that accidentally included a magazine editor.
“It was sensitive information, not classified, & inadvertently released,” Bondi said, while praising the #military op.
