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You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Jen White. And this is, in case you missed it,

where we bring you some of the week's most

important conversations you might have missed. Secretary of Defense Pete Heckseth used a second

signal chat to communicate attack plans. That's according to reporting for the New York Times Sunday.

This second chat using the unsecured signal app apparently came around the time of the first

chat back in March,

which accidentally included a journalist. This latest, which Hexeth accessed via his personal phone,

included his wife and brother. Here's what Hexeth told reporters when asked about the chat

at the White House's Easter egg roll on Sunday. See, this is what the media does. They take

anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees,

and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations.

Not going to work with me.

Hexeth also told Fox News this morning that any messages sent over signal were, quote,

informal, unclassified coordinations, end quote.

Yesterday, NPR reported that the White House is looking to replace Hex-F as the Secretary

of Defense. On Monday, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt denied the reporting and

says President Trump stands behind Hex-F. The president stands strongly behind Secretary Hegsef,

who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon.

And this is what happens when the entire Pentagon is working against you

and working against the monumental change that you are trying to implement.

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