Is the media serious with this? Because if this is what qualifies as a scandal now, then “Signalgate 2.0” isn’t a national security breach—it’s a press-manufactured circus that’s getting harder to take seriously with each headline.
Let’s break it down: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth allegedly shared operational details—including flight schedules of U.S. F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen—in a Signal group chat with his wife, brother, and personal attorney. That’s the core of The New York Times’ latest scoop, based on “four people with knowledge of the chat.” Of course, no one’s gone on record, and no documents have been released. But sure—let’s blow up the front pages.
They know they’ve officially lost the MS-13 wife-beater “scandal” so they’ve whipped up “Secretary of Defense talked to his wife.” https://t.co/vzVyY2gj5w
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) April 21, 2025
This is the exact same playbook the media ran a few weeks ago with the original Signal chat story involving Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic. That one also fizzled when CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who was in the group, stated unequivocally that no classified information was shared. But that didn’t stop the press from going all-in, because let’s be honest—this has never been about state secrets.
It’s about getting rid of Hegseth.
Here’s what the sources claim: Hegseth supposedly posted “detailed information” about upcoming airstrikes on March 15. But every report so far is vague about what, if anything, was classified. According to White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly, the administration stands firm:
“No classified information was shared.”
And here’s the kicker—Jennifer Hegseth, Pete’s wife and a former Fox News producer, is not a Defense Department employee, true. But she has traveled with her husband on official trips, and her presence at briefings may not be routine, but it’s also not unprecedented. Multiple presidential aides and cabinet members in both parties have brought spouses into diplomatic or military-adjacent situations over the years.
What’s really being argued here is not criminality—it’s optics. And for the media and Democrats still smarting from how Hegseth bulldozed through the Pentagon bureaucracy and brought a warfighter’s clarity to the job, that’s enough.
These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis!
They will never sink our ships again! pic.twitter.com/lEzfyDgWP5
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2025
The real story—beneath all the noise—is this: Hegseth is doing exactly what he was brought in to do. He’s taken the Houthi threat seriously, he’s coordinated military action with clarity, and he’s made it crystal clear that America will strike back when threatened.
And the press? They’d rather wring their hands over chat groups and family members on the group text than admit this administration is taking decisive action in a region that the prior one—under Biden—let spiral into chaos.
Meanwhile, we’re supposed to forget that under President Biden, the southern border leaked like a sieve, Afghanistan fell apart, and rogue states regained strength across the globe. No Signal chats needed—those failures were broadcast live.
