Duckworth Reacts to DOD IG’s Report on SignalGate, Reiterates Call for Hegseth to Resign

WASHINGTON, DC — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General’s report which confirmed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put American servicemembers at greater risk by sharing sensitive information about military operations that obviously should have remained classified in unclassified, unsecure Signal chains:

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“The report confirms what anyone who has served in uniform already knew about the information he sent on that Signal chain: Hegseth shared sensitive operational information that put our troops at greater risk.

“This was a jaw-dropping breach of our national security. Hegseth needs to resign in disgrace immediately—and every other official who was included in this group chat must be subject to an independent investigation. If my Republican colleagues won’t join us in holding the Trump Administration accountable for failing to protect our nation’s secrets, then they are complicit.

“Every single day Hegseth remains our Secretary of Defense emboldens our adversaries, weakens our national security and makes Americans less safe.”

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