Pete Hegseth cannot get enough of Signal. The Defense Secretary used the encrypted messaging app at least a dozen times for official Pentagon business, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 20% of four-star generals and admirals. The high number of senior generals and admirals has been a source of criticism among both analysts and President Donald Trump,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already fired a raft of military leaders, many of them women and people of color, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.