
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces mounting scrutiny over reports that he shared sensitive military details in private Signal group chats, resurfaced comments from his past are drawing fresh attention — and accusations of hypocrisy.
In a 2016 Fox News segment, Hegseth harshly criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her handling of classified emails, declaring that "any security professional military government or otherwise would be fired on the spot for this type of conduct and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless."