In her opening remarks, she responds to the recent leak of U.S. military attack plans. The leak occurred through a Signal app group chat. It included the highest ranking officials, including Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, CIA Director Scott Ratcliff and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The specific details shared included information on weapons package shipments, target selection, and timing of attacks on Houthi forces in Yemen.
The storm began when an editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, got tipped off with the leaked details. Those were the attacks, released just * hours after Hegseth’s texts went out. Sen. Mark Kelly highlighted the gravity of the situation, stating, “This is the kind of thing that gets people killed.”
Clinton’s op-ed targeted the idiocy of how we currently deal with this very sensitive information, which she referred to as “stupidity.”
“It’s not the hypocrisy that bothers me; it’s the stupidity.” – Hillary Clinton
Clinton’s essay drew a sharp rebuttal from White House spokesman Harrison Field.
“Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” – Harrison Field
The leak has unleashed a tempest of criticism inside Washington. For their part, Trump and other White House officials have tried to deflect blame to the leak itself, saying the information wasn’t classified. In the meantime, a growing number of Democrats in Congress are calling for the resignation or firing of Hegseth and other officials implicated. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said he was deeply worried about the national security implications.
“Our service members and our national security deserve more than Pete Hegseth.” – Sen. Mark Kelly
Even though Pete Hegseth slammed Clinton during her presidential bid for using a private email server, his defense of his actions was that any other security professional would be fired for this egregious misconduct.
“Any security professional — military, government or otherwise — would be fired on the spot for this type of conduct and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless with this kind of information.” – Pete Hegseth
The case has prompted wide-ranging questions about how sensitive military information is used, and sometimes misused, by high-level leaders. Discussions on Capitol Hill have intensified as lawmakers seek accountability and stronger measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.