Hegseth, Waltz, and Vance cannot give us any certainty that their communications have not been intercepted by China, Russia, and Iran. They cannot guarantee to us, to the public, and to the members of the United States Military that our enemies don't already have access to our most sensitive secrets.

VoteVets

John,

On March 15th, the Military began strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

At 1400, the public found out about it.

But at 1144, more than two hours earlier, Pete Hegseth accidentally texted the war plans to a reporter for The Atlantic.

This is a colossal f*ck up. The Secretary of Defense, the Vice President, the National Security Advisor, the Director of the CIA, and virtually every other top-level Trump Administration member shared information critical to the safety of American Troops over unsecured channels with someone uncleared to receive it.

This is the most basic security test imaginable, and the leadership of our National Security apparatus failed it.

It’s one thing to accidentally add your mother-in-law to your fantasy football group chat. It’s another entirely when the top floor of the Department of Defense accidentally adds a reporter to a group chat that includes timetables, targets, and weapons packages — critical details for an imminent strike. YOU DON’T TEXT THIS STUFF!

If a reporter for The Atlantic can get these plans accidentally we need to be sounding the alarm immediately. Hegseth, Waltz, Ratcliffe, and Vance cannot give us any certainty that their communications have not been intercepted by China, Russia, and Iran. They cannot guarantee to us, to the public, and to the members of the United States Military that our enemies don't already have access to our most sensitive secrets.

When the bullets start flying, things like this get good people killed.

The worst part? We warned everyone about this. We shouted from the hilltops that Pete Hegseth was woefully unprepared and unqualified, and had no place at the top of the most powerful Military in the history of the world. This is the result.

VoteVets is demanding that everyone involved in this FUBAR situation on March 15th is hauled in front of a Congressional hearing to answer for it. If any corporal or lieutenant did the same, they’d already be in Leavenworth. Waltz, Hegseth, Vance, and the rest of the JV squad leading the Military right now should each lose their jobs over this.

But, to start, we’ll settle for some rigorous oversight.

Join VoteVets in calling on NSA Mike Waltz, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secdef Pete Hegseth, VP JD Vance, and anyone else involved before Congress. Now.

Demand accountability

Thank you,

The team at VoteVets


 

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