Washington, April 21, 2025 (AFP) - Trump backs Pentagon chief despite new Signal chat scandal

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2025-04-21

President Donald Trump stood behind his controversial Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth Monday despite a new scandal over his reported use of messaging app Signal to discuss US strikes on Yemen with his wife and others. "He's doing a great job," Trump said, dismissing the reports as "just fake news." US media reported that Hegseth used Signal to talk about the air strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels with people not usually involved in such discussions......

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