Trump �stands by� Hegseth following CNN reporting on watchdog report, White House says

The White House said today that President Donald Trump �stands by� Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following�reporting�on an inspector general report about his sharing of highly sensitive attack plans in a Signal chat.

�This review affirms what the Administration has said from the beginning � no classified information was leaked, and operational security was not compromised. As demonstrated by the success of Operation Midnight Hammer and President Trump�s numerous foreign policy accomplishments this term, the President�s entire national security team is doing great work advancing American interests while protecting sensitive information,� White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
�President Trump stands by Secretary Hegseth,� she added.