BREAKING: The Department of Defense Inspector General has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing secret attack plans against the Houthis using Signal.
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Orrrr Felon 47 uses this opportunity to get rid of the manchild-sized barfish of liability that’s got lots of usually deep red voters (members of the military) hot on his ass.
How about bring his Fox News producer wife into a meeting where, you know, like secret stuff was talked about? She has no clearance. Dragging her like she's his mommy and fully four different people who I'm sure pretend to love him as they've been instructed are just aghast. But no one stopped her.
Somebody has to get these Russian assets out of our department of defense at the very least the White House would be nice too but for our national security right now the department of defense we can always give the orange idiot a box of f***** crayons and tell him that's the plan. Yes I'm saying lie
We have never ever been governed by such a bunch of dangerous imbeciles. We have to have better standards and accountability for those who seek public office.
This is exactly what I say all the time, this is unreal..our constitution needs a serious overhaul, where a sitting President can’t fire our checks and balances, more were added after Nixon but it’s makes no sense when Trump can just fire them to not be held accountable.
And some look at the whole picture. Thank you, Senator Sanders who shows us in real time how the President of the United States would speak and behave if our ideals had been honored by either the Republicans or the Democrats. End Citizens United and AIPAC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APyH8nAGMUg
They were, now they’ve installed their own “deep state” where there never was one. With their cultists in place they will never be held accountable for anything. Unless TFG decides he hates someone, he’ll never turn against them bc he views that as Libs winning & he thinks like a middle schooler.
And they'll just fire the IG. SignalGate story now in the rearview mirror because Trump the arsonist torches the economy. Wait until next week for the next insanity....and on and on.
He isn't a politician, he is the Fox weekend 'go to filler inner' with suspect tattoos.
I have a cat with more military understanding than Pissed up Pete.
Hegseth is vastly unqualified, unstable, and untrustworthy for his position.
He could not be hired for a parking attendant let alone this. Fire his ass and give him a broom!
A good start, but everyone on that chat knew what they were doing was wrong, against the rules, that 1000s were fired for doing the same. Yet, they did it anyway to keep their conversations under the radar which is the much bigger problem. All need to go, including trump who directed them to use it
“Are you referring to the disgraced and discredited journalist known for hoaxes like, oh idk, such as” //proceeds to list 3 things that objectively happened and were either on national television or resulted in multiple prison sentences//
Call for the immediate resignations of #hegseth, #walz, #ratcliffe and #gabbard and request investigating them all for treason against the United States.
This “investigation” is for a REASON.
(Shows how much I trust the Trump administration.)
Either this is to find Hegseth at fault, so as to “prove” that Trump had nothing to do with it, or it’s to “prove” that nothing bad happened.
(I don’t believe that this “investigation” is legitimate.)
Also small chance Rump is looking to get rid of Hegseth because it's obvious he is an endless f-up machine not worth the grief. This way Rump wouldn't be blamed by white nationalist military MAGAs who love Hegseth.
It didn’t stop the criticism so they’re looking for more. Or, they’re looking for a different reason to fire someone… for variety.
I’ll believe it has good reasons behind it when I see it actually do something positive.
This should be done by the silent majority republicans. I guess it will take Americans dying or an attack on American soil for anything to actually happen. It's on their heads for appointing another of trump's candidates into a position they are not qualified to do. What is it going to take?
I heard that with three former or reserved military members with security training, it's either intentional or incompetent. Factoring in comments made, it seems more likely that it's intentional.
Nobody has revolted yet.
But there are groups of people that have been pulled together by individuals, on both sides of the isle just waiting for a reason.
I was thinking of the head high school cheerleader that stuffs her bra, bleaches her hair blonde (with dollar store products) then refuses to attend the game because the quarterback broke up with her when he found out she's really a guy & only has 3 toes
My daughter says that eight is her lucky number because she has eight fingers, five on one hand and three on the other. She is one of the sweetest and brightest souls you would ever want to meet. So you see, the number of digits one has on their body has nothing whatsoever to do with behavior.
Or it's a "we've looked into it VERY thoroughly and found no wrong-doing of our very honorable Secretary of Defense, no breach of law, nothing to see here!" type of investigation.
That’s what I thought!! But honestly, I can’t keep up with every little firing they make so I thought that I had it incorrect. Grateful that they somehow missed this guy. He studied history and was an Eagle Scout. Hoping that this is a legit investigation (fingers crossed)!
Call for the immediate resignations of #hegseth, #walz, #ratcliffe and #gabbard and request investigating them all for treason against the United States.
Experienced federal employees with good performance records were fired by DOGE, and Hegseth gets off scot free after violating the Espionage Act during his first few weeks on the job.
He did pretty much drive the bus that Trump got thrown under when reporters asked Donny about it, and he didn’t have a clue what they were talking about. Maybe they’ll let the IG remove him.
It will find NOTHING, or it won’t be released & there will be a new IG. No one actually thinks that there are real IGs now, right? It’s window dressing to shut us up & give the GOP and Fox talking points to push back on the obvious problems at defense. Or…Mr public Venmo friends will take the fall.
I actually have worked with the IG in the Army. Their charter is to find the truth, verify facts and prepare solutions. They are professional to the max man. So, let them work.
I’ll let them work but I think I can already say what they will find. They can be as professional as they can be and as well meaning as they can be but…..we all know. If I’m wrong….I will apologize and happily admit my error.
Yah, well....so far exactly ZERO of the checks and balances, or 'people who are supposed to hold the line on law & order' have actually worked.
So I'm not holding my breath
Whether it works or not, if he’s doing the right thing - props to him, and if he goes down for it - more props, that’s how we win. We maintain our integrity no matter the consequence, if we have do an another civil rights movement we fn do it, stand together and ultimately we will overcome
This is exactly what DOGE is supposed to do if they did the job right—find the truth (Step 1), verify the facts (Step 2), and prepare and present solutions to the organization/business. Now, look at what's going on out there?
Every Public Servant on that Houthi small group chain NEEDS to be Impeached or dismissed, starting with JdV. He Knew better than to play fast and loose with National Security and the Lives of service members. They All did.
Put them all in jail. They're traitors playing fast & loose with our national secrets. It is treason plain a& simple. If any ordinary DoD civilian employee shared one classified bit of info on Signal, they would have been fired & immediately arrested like Teixeira was. He just got 15 yrs
Musk, Bezos, Eric Schmidt, all recently received more superfluous defense contracts … at 9+ Billion dollars. A true investigation of waste , bloat at DOD would show that first. No one will look at DOD budget.
this administration is our first openly fascist authoritarian administration and is flouting the constitution and judges rulings. I really hoped that there would be a quasi militaristic intervention and a temporary junta govt to give back to a real POTUS, like Kamala. I was wrong. Democrats wont.
Oh he'll shut it down alright. Just like he's shutting down FEMA and federal disaster funding right before Gooberville got clobbered by tornadoes yesterday. Sleep well in the mud goobers!
And they will of course find that Hegseth has done nothing wrong. He was added to that thread by mistake, he didn't write anything at all, that someone else pretended to be him, that his aunt wrote the messages, that there were no attack plans but that it was a shopping list, etc. etc.
There must be consequences. When I was in the Marine Corps I had a top secret clearance. If I had done what the SecDec did, I would have been locked up in Portsmouth Naval Prison.
This is just a con so y’all stop talking about trump’s incompetence destroying your economy and country! Impeach trump now before you have nothing left to fight for. It only took, what 74 days to do this much damage do y’all really want to wait another 74 day’s?!?!?
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I have a cat with more military understanding than Pissed up Pete.
How may other plan did he shared in between, how many lives are put at risk before the incompetent are kick out.
He could not be hired for a parking attendant let alone this. Fire his ass and give him a broom!
“Are you referring to the disgraced and discredited journalist known for hoaxes like, oh idk, such as” //proceeds to list 3 things that objectively happened and were either on national television or resulted in multiple prison sentences//
#signalgate #firehegseth #firegabbard #fireratcliffe #firewalz #signal #natsec #nationalsecurity
(Shows how much I trust the Trump administration.)
Either this is to find Hegseth at fault, so as to “prove” that Trump had nothing to do with it, or it’s to “prove” that nothing bad happened.
(I don’t believe that this “investigation” is legitimate.)
There are your scapegoats..
I’ll believe it has good reasons behind it when I see it actually do something positive.
An actual investigation would be a waste, since it's obvious that his actions were criminal
But there are groups of people that have been pulled together by individuals, on both sides of the isle just waiting for a reason.
Reckless idiot.
In the UK we call it - strong and wrong.
He’s a keeper! What a peach.
And if he isn't, that means this is an unserious, performative non-investigation by one of their dupes that will absolve Hegseth and Waltz.
Possibly they'll find some low level stooge to sacrifice
He'll be fired by the end of the week.
https://www.dodig.mil/Biographies/Bio-Display/Article/1124947/steven-a-stebbins/
#signalgate #firehegseth #firegabbard #fireratcliffe #firewalz #signal #natsec #nationalsecurity
I hope the light is seen and Whiskileaks is run thru military court...
It feels like those were eliminated decades ago at this point.
...straight to the unemployment line, which I hope happens.
Thought Trump illegally nuked all of them.
Accountability in this administration is ZERO.
“Nothing to see here!”
What then?🤔
So I'm not holding my breath
All involved will still have their jobs & continue to weaken the National Security
I thought all the IG’s were canned immediately after inauguration day
Happy Now?
(they intentionally find nothing)
The IG who launched this probe was his deputy and is acting.
(For now)
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-01-27/pentagon-inspector-general-fired-trump-16617447.html
oh yay
https://www.dodig.mil/Biographies/Bio-Display/Article/1124947/steven-a-stebbins/
Get somebody qualified for this damn job.