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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Signalgate changed Pete Hegseth — texting scandal made him angrier, paranoid and paralyzed by fear: report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has become more paranoid, fearful and angry in the wake of the so-called ”Signal-gate” scandal that saw the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic included on a chat platform conversation with top national security officials as a drone strike was underway against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a new report reveals.

Six people told New York magazine that Hegseth was noticeably changed by the ordeal.

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