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https://www.newsweek.com/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-included-wife-sensitive-meetings-report-2052491
A new report says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife to "sensitive" meetings with foreign officials.
The report comes amid intense scrutiny of Trump administration officials for using an encrypted app, Signal, to reportedly communicate military plans while including a journalist on the thread.
Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense (DOD) via email late Friday night for comment.....
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Hegseth brought his wife Jennifer Hegseth to two meetings with foreign military officials, citing multiple people present or with knowledge of the meetings.
One meeting was reportedly held with U.K.'s Secretary of Defense John Healey in the Pentagon on March 6 and discussions included the United States' decision to withdraw from sharing military intelligence with Ukraine amid their war with Russia, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Defense officials told the Wall Street Journal that attendance lists for secretary meetings usually involve people with security clearances due to "the delicate nature of the discussions."
The second meeting was reportedly at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in February. The meeting was a gathering of officials from other nations to discuss support for Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal says.
Citing people familiar with the meetings, "Some foreign attendees at the meetings didn't know who Jennifer Hegseth was," the Wall Street Journal added.
Amid the immediate fallout from the Signal chat leak, Hegseth has faced calls for resignation. Trump administration officials continue to come to his side in the wake. President Trump did say this week he wanted to look into the incident, tasking Walz with following up.
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