NBC News reported on Tuesday that Hegseth had shared that info after receiving it from a top U.S. general using a secure U.S. government system intended for sensitive and classified information.Privately,

Pete Hegseth was barely able to get confirmed as Donald Trump’s Defense secretary, and following a series of scandals — including the revelation that he shared U.S. war plans in a second Signal group chat last month — it appears increasingly likely that he’ll be the first member of Trump’s cabinet to either resign or be forced out not even 100 days into Trump’s second term.

Information about U.S. strikes in Yemen that the defense secretary put in two group chats came from Central Command, according to two people familiar with the chats.

But that doesn’t jibe with new reporting from NBC’s Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold, who write that at least some of the details Hegseth shared in the Signal chats were provided by Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla,

The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth is playing some defense of his own after new reports of him sharing sensitive military plans with family members.

NPR wrote Monday that the White House was already searching for a replacement after it was reported that Hegseth again shared classified information with outsiders on an imminent military attack in Yemen.

President Trump is publicly standing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid scrutiny over his use of a Signal chat. It was revealed that Hegseth used his personal phone to share details about impending strikes in Yemen on a private thread that included his wife,