The White House backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday after a report revealed he sent information about a March strike against Houthis in Yemen to friends and family via a Signal chat group — with press secretary Karoline Leavitt claiming the “entire Pentagon” is working against the DOD leader.
“The president stands strongly behind Secretary Hegseth, who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon,” Leavitt told “Fox & Friends.”
“This is what happens when the entire Pentagon is working against you and against the monumental change that you are trying to implement.”
BREAKING 🚨 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth exposes the Fake News Media in front of their face
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) April 21, 2025
“This group right here, hoaxsters”
MIC DROP 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9zbNMkW3lN
. @POTUS on @SecDef "He is doing a great job. Ask the Houthis how he's doing…
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) April 21, 2025
Just fake news brings up stories. Sounds like disgruntled employees. He was put there to get rid of bad people, and THAT IS WHAT HE IS DOING." pic.twitter.com/1BP9VZk1yF
Secretary Pete Hegseth is doing an excellent job reversing years of failure at the Pentagon. He’s putting our troops and country first.
— Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) April 21, 2025
Anonymous leakers are putting themselves and their personal politics ahead of America.
I loved the Pete Hegseth pick initially. But now after seeing this unrelenting campaign to smear and destroy him, I love the pick even more. We all need to rally around him. This coordinated hit job cannot be allowed to succeed.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 21, 2025
