The top administration officials were texting about planned strikes on Houthis rebels in Yemen.
Hegseth had insisted that no one was texting war plans.
THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, Hegseth noted.
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The consequences for American pilots could have been catastrophic.
They continued to withhold the name of a CIA officer mentioned in the chat by Ratcliffe.
Leavitt wrote on X, The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT war plans.
This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin.
Theyre talking about attacking and killing terrorists using various weapon systems.
So shes just playing at some sort of weird semantic game.
Hegseth wrote on X, The Atlantic released the so-called war plans and those plans include: No names.
And no classified information.
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told CNN that Hegseths claim that no war plans were shared is untruthful.
Allies, he said, see this kind of incompetency that is public and reflected and pretty clear.
