In a move that surprised no one, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially joined the growing chorus of left-wing lawmakers demanding Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s resignation—this time over a so-called “leak” involving a Signal chat that allegedly discussed U.S. military actions in Yemen.
Jeffries fired off a dramatic letter to President Donald Trump, breathlessly claiming Hegseth is “the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in American history,” and calling for his immediate firing. This, of course, is the same Hakeem Jeffries who once called anti-police activist Al Sharpton a “civil rights hero,” so his grasp on what constitutes qualified leadership is already suspect.
Let’s be clear: the media narrative here is flimsy at best, and weaponized at worst. Jeffries and his allies are relying on a selectively reported account of a group chat where the participants—reportedly Trump administration officials—discussed military strategy prior to strikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen. The so-called “leak” is nothing more than Washington theater aimed at undermining Trump’s America First national security team.
The source of the controversy? A claim by Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, who says he had access to this Signal chat and that it included specific strike details. The problem? Goldberg says he chose not to publish much of the information he saw, supposedly to protect national security. So we’re taking the word of a liberal media mogul known for partisan slant—without evidence, without accountability, and with a heavy dose of political opportunism.
Secretary Hegseth, a combat veteran and longtime advocate for military readiness, has dismissed the narrative entirely. “Nobody was texting war plans,” he said bluntly when asked about the chat, and added, “I know exactly what I’m doing, exactly what we’re directing, and I’m really proud of what we accomplished.”
Exactly. This administration isn’t playing the political game. It’s delivering results. The March 15th strikes against the Houthis—precision operations that took out key targets—were a direct response to over a year of escalating terrorist attacks on American and allied vessels in the Red Sea. President Trump isn’t sitting on his hands, waiting for globalist permission slips to defend our interests—he’s acting decisively, with input from seasoned veterans like Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.
But Democrats, as usual, can’t stand it when the right gets serious about national security.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) followed Jeffries’ lead, calling for both Hegseth and Waltz to step down during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday. Their crime? Doing their job, and doing it well, while bypassing the political theater of the Washington bureaucracy.
Of course, President Trump isn’t entertaining these political tantrums. He told Fox News point-blank that he has no plans to fire Waltz. And based on Hegseth’s performance and the military’s success in recent operations, there’s no indication he’s going anywhere either.
Let’s not forget, the real outrage here is not some unverified “leak.” It’s the fact that while Trump is cleaning up Biden’s mess in the Middle East, the Democrats are crying foul over a group chat.
This is the same party that applauded President Obama for authorizing drone strikes without congressional approval and ignored the Benghazi disaster altogether. Suddenly they care about operational transparency?
Give us a break.
What we’re witnessing is yet another politically motivated lawfare campaign—a desperate effort to chip away at Trump’s cabinet and his momentum. But the American people are smarter than that. They elected Trump to drain the swamp, and that includes defending our borders, protecting our allies, and hitting terrorists before they can hit us.
If Pete Hegseth’s real crime is being effective while not playing footsie with the media or the DC establishment, then he’s guilty as charged—and he should wear that badge with pride.
Let the Democrats flail. Meanwhile, Trump is doing what he promised: protecting this country and refusing to apologize for it.
