The other participants in the chat – including National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard – maintained that nothing improper had occurred. However, as details of a second chat came to light, scrutiny intensified on Hegseth, who previously served as a Fox News anchor before being appointed Defense Secretary by Donald Trump.
Continue reading below our live updates as we monitor the repercussions of the Signal group chat.
