Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted plans to kill a Houthi militant leader in Yemen two hours before a military operation that was supposed to remain a secret.
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00:00Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about plans to kill a Houthi militant leader in
00:06Yemen two hours before a military operation that was supposed to remain a secret, this
00:11according to screenshots of a chat released by The Atlantic.
00:14The revelation that sensitive attack plans were shared on a messaging app caused outrage
00:18in Washington.
00:19Democrats are calling for the firing of Trump's national security members over the leaks.
00:23Hegseth has denied texting war plans, and Trump and his advisers say no classified information
00:28was shared.
00:29Republican Senator Roger Wicker, who heads the Pentagon's Oversight Committee in the
00:32Senate, joined calls for an independent probe and said the text seemed so sensitive, quote,
00:37"...I would have wanted it classified."
00:40The White House downplaced the idea of Hegseth or others losing their jobs, saying Trump
00:44still has confidence in them.
00:46Trump says, quote, "...Hegseth is doing a great job."