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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

‘Full-blown meltdown’ at Pentagon after Hegseth’s second Signal chat revealed

a man in a suit looks off to the side
Pete Hegseth at the White House on 17 April. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Pressure was mounting on the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Monday following reports of a second Signal chatroom used to discuss sensitive military operations, while a former top Pentagon spokesperson slammed the US’s top military official’s leadership of the Department of Defense.

John Ullyot, who resigned last week after initially serving as Pentagon spokesperson, said in a opinion essay published by Politico on Sunday that the Pentagon has been overwhelmed by staff drama and turnover in the initial months of the second Trump administration.

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