Despite MAGA Media’s Teacher’s Pet Status, It’s the Old Guard Churning Out Trump Scoops
The first big scoop of the day—a Washington Post report about the improper sharing of White House data—had barely arrived on Sunday afternoon when an even bigger scoop landed. The New York Times reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had revealed sensitive military plans in a second group chat on Signal, this one including his wife, brother, and personal lawyer.
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