'Wouldn't tolerate it': House Republican calls second Hegseth Signal report 'unacceptable'

Rep Don Bacon R-Neb on Monday signaled he wouldn't tolerate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly once again sharing sensitive information about military operations in a Signal group chat If the reporting is true this is unacceptable I would never tell the White House what to do but I wouldn t tolerate it Bacon advised Fox News Digital reiterating his comments first announced by Politico Bacon a retired military officer and Republican on the House Armed Services Committee declared it would be unacceptable if Hegseth sent classified information in a Signal chat about a mission in Yemen targeting the Houthis The New York Times disclosed on Sunday that Hegseth shared information about the March strikes in Yemen in a private Signal group chat that included his wife brother and personal lawyer claiming they were essentially the same plans shared in the separate Signal chat that included an editor of The Atlantic WHITE HOUSE RIPS ALLEGED PENTAGON LEAKERS' 'SHATTERED EGOS ' BRUSHES OFF HEGSETH SECOND SIGNAL CHAT REPORTBacon informed Politico he had reservations about Hegseth's experience since his nomination and while a spokesperson for Bacon's office emphasized to Fox News Digital that he would not tell President Donald Trump to fire Hegseth Bacon disclosed he wouldn t tolerate the latest Hegseth reporting if he was the commander in chief EX-PENTAGON AIDE URGES TRUMP TO FIRE HEGSETH CITING 'FULL-BLOWN MELTDOWN' AND 'TOTAL CHAOS'White House agents have joined Hegseth in denying the reporting No matter how several times the legacy media tries to resurrect the same nonstory they can t change the fact that no classified information was shared In recent days fired leakers are continuing to misrepresent the truth to soothe their shattered egos and undermine the president s agenda but the administration will continue to hold them accountable White House spokesperson Anna Kelly narrated Fox News Digital Trump himself shut down the reporting calling it fake news and touting recruitment rates and Hegseth's leadership of the armed forces The president stands strongly behind Secretary Hegseth who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned on Fox News on Monday Hegseth lamented disgruntled employees and anonymous smears when pressed by reporters during the White House Easter Egg roll about the latest Signal argument This is why we re fighting the fake news media This group right here is full of hoaxsters Hegseth declared The Trump administration has maintained that no classified material was transmitted in the Signal chat broadcasted by The Atlantic Signal is an encrypted messaging app with additional safeguard measures that keep messages private to those included in the correspondence