Molly Ball

It was Hegseth who, of his own accord, without being prompted— came in to share these very detailed battle plans.

It was Hegseth who, of his own accord, without being prompted— came in to share these very detailed battle plans.

It is not just Democrats who have expressed concern about this situation. Some Republicans on Capitol Hill have publicly and privately expressed concern. A lot of Republican lawmakers have military backgrounds. Congressman Don Bacon, who's a moderate Republican from Nebraska, who has a military background, has expressed concern, said when he was in the service, this would have been unacceptable.

It is not just Democrats who have expressed concern about this situation. Some Republicans on Capitol Hill have publicly and privately expressed concern. A lot of Republican lawmakers have military backgrounds. Congressman Don Bacon, who's a moderate Republican from Nebraska, who has a military background, has expressed concern, said when he was in the service, this would have been unacceptable.

It is not just Democrats who have expressed concern about this situation. Some Republicans on Capitol Hill have publicly and privately expressed concern. A lot of Republican lawmakers have military backgrounds. Congressman Don Bacon, who's a moderate Republican from Nebraska, who has a military background, has expressed concern, said when he was in the service, this would have been unacceptable.

The Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, said the administration needs to admit that this was a mistake and move on. And there is a bipartisan letter.

The Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, said the administration needs to admit that this was a mistake and move on. And there is a bipartisan letter.

The Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, said the administration needs to admit that this was a mistake and move on. And there is a bipartisan letter.

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, who shepherded Pete Hegseth through his confirmation hearings to become Secretary of Defense, co-authored a bipartisan letter with his Democratic counterpart basically demanding an internal investigation of this.

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, who shepherded Pete Hegseth through his confirmation hearings to become Secretary of Defense, co-authored a bipartisan letter with his Democratic counterpart basically demanding an internal investigation of this.

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, who shepherded Pete Hegseth through his confirmation hearings to become Secretary of Defense, co-authored a bipartisan letter with his Democratic counterpart basically demanding an internal investigation of this.

We'll see where that goes.

We'll see where that goes.

We'll see where that goes.

I should say that Jeffrey Goldberg is my former boss. I worked at The Atlantic a long time ago and have great respect for him. It's hard to say that he did anything wrong in this case. He was added to this group chat through no initiative of his own. He didn't ask to be put there. It was a surprise to him, as he detailed in his first report for The Atlantic.

I should say that Jeffrey Goldberg is my former boss. I worked at The Atlantic a long time ago and have great respect for him. It's hard to say that he did anything wrong in this case. He was added to this group chat through no initiative of his own. He didn't ask to be put there. It was a surprise to him, as he detailed in his first report for The Atlantic.

I should say that Jeffrey Goldberg is my former boss. I worked at The Atlantic a long time ago and have great respect for him. It's hard to say that he did anything wrong in this case. He was added to this group chat through no initiative of his own. He didn't ask to be put there. It was a surprise to him, as he detailed in his first report for The Atlantic.

He initially assumed that there was no way this could be a real conversation between between national security officials because, of course, they would never do it on signal. Of course, they would never do it with a journalist present. And so he describes this process of, you know, initially thinking this is some kind of elaborate, you know, catfishing attempt.

He initially assumed that there was no way this could be a real conversation between between national security officials because, of course, they would never do it on signal. Of course, they would never do it with a journalist present. And so he describes this process of, you know, initially thinking this is some kind of elaborate, you know, catfishing attempt.

He initially assumed that there was no way this could be a real conversation between between national security officials because, of course, they would never do it on signal. Of course, they would never do it with a journalist present. And so he describes this process of, you know, initially thinking this is some kind of elaborate, you know, catfishing attempt.