A defiant Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth booked himself on the television network where he used to work as a host Tuesday morning in a bid to address the fallout over revelations that he discussed military plans in a second Signal group chat,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth strongly denied sharing classified information on Signal and lashed out at former aides he claimed want to "sabotage" Trump's agenda.

Pete Hegseth hosted Fox News shows for years before becoming Donald Trump’s defence secretary. But on Tuesday morning, he took to the conservative US cable network to mount a defence against a torrent of criticism about his actions at the helm of the Pentagon and the turmoil that has embroiled what is arguably the world’s most powerful military agency under his leadership.

Information about U.S. strikes in Yemen that the defense secretary put in two group chats came from Central Command, according to two people familiar with the chats.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly twice shared operational details about military missions via Signal, a commercial messaging app.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “doing a tremendous job” and that President Donald Trump “stands strongly behind him,” as questions swirled around Hegseth’s leadership of the Pentagon on Tuesday.

President Trump on Monday defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid reports he's looking to replace the Cabinet member. The big picture: Hegseth is at the center of a bombshell report on his use of Signal,