Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing back after reports that he shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer.

At the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, Hegseth blamed the stories on disgruntled ex-employees.

“What a big surprise that a few leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from the same media that peddled the Russia hoax,” Hegseth said. “No one ever calls them on it. 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.”

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