'Peddle hoaxes': Pete Hegseth issues vulgar statement about leaked 'war plans' screenshots

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who's in the middle of the Signal messaging app scandal that inadvertently revealed an impending military strike to a journalist, made an angry post on social media Wednesday once again denying that "war plans" were revealed.

"So, let’s me get this straight," Hegseth began on Wednesday.

"The Atlantic released the so-called 'war plans' and those 'plans' include: No names. No targets. No locations. No units. No routes. No sources. No methods. And no classified information. Those are some really s----y war plans."

He continued, "This only proves one thing: Jeff Goldberg has never seen a war plan or an 'attack plan' (as he now calls it). Not even close. As I type this, my team and I are traveling the INDOPACOM region, meeting w/ Commanders (the guys who make REAL 'war plans') and talking to troops. We will continue to do our job, while the media does what it does best: peddle hoaxes."

Numerous Democratic lawmakers have called for Hegseth to resign immediately.