An official Department of Defense watchdog reportedly determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering U.S. troops by sharing operational details of an attack on Houthi militants in Yemen in real time on a Signal group chat.

The Pentagon inspector general determined that Hegseth gave very specific updates on the missile strikes as they unfolded in March to the online group that accidentally included Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg, CNN reported Wednesday, quoting four sources familiar with the classified report.

“This is when the first bombs will drop,” Hegseth said in one message to the group created to discuss the attack plans .

The report said Hegseth should not have used Signal and that senior Defense Department officials need better training on co

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