Rep. Courtney Calls for Secretary Hegseth’s Resignation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), joined HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and other top national security lawmakers in calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign.

“President Trump’s top national security officials committed a shocking breach of basic security protocol that put at risk our airmen, sailors, and their mission. Fortunately, the Administration’s blundering did not cause serious harm of American servicemembers. Following new reporting from The Atlantic, it is clear Secretary Hegseth shared sensitive operational details including sequencing, targets, and weapons in an unsecure group chat with a journalist that has no security clearance. Any member of the military, particularly in leadership, who shared this same information would be court martialed and discharged. Secretary Hegseth is not above the law. He needs to resign or be fired.”

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