WH says Trump supports Hegseth, claims ‘entire Pentagon’ working against defense secretary after second Signal chat revealed | Reporter Replay

April 21, 2025 | 3:35pm

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.”