Stephen Colbert Burns Pete Hegseth With The 1 Question He Refuses To Answer
HuffPost
The "Late Show" host tore into the defense secretary's attempt to deflect from the growing scandal.
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s excuse for the group chat scandal isn’t adding up.
“All of these people should be fired, maybe some of them should go to jail,” Colbert said of the growing scandal involving key members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, by accident to a group message discussion in the Signal app involving highly classified military plans and other sensitive matters.
The group chat also included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, among others.
Rather than offer an explanation or apology, Hegseth instead attacked Goldberg as “deceitful and highly discredited” and a “guy that peddles in garbage.”
Run 3 Space | Play Space Running Game
Traffic Jam 3D | Online Racing Game
Duck Hunt | Play Old Classic Game
The vice president justified Donald Trump's effort to control the island by saying, "We can't just ignore the president's desires."
Vance’s first impression of Greenland was that it’s “cold as sh*t.”
Lawyers for the Trump administration want the case heard in the South, where appellate court judges lean heavily conservative.
The Trump administration changed course and allowed a HuffPost reporter back into the pool of journalists tracking the president's daily activities.
The firm will provide the Trump administration with $100 million in pro bono services to avoid being targeted, the president said.
Hip-hop artist Sheff G "used his fame to fund and direct violence," prosecutors said. He appeared onstage with Trump last year.
The former secretary of state asserted there is a smart way to wield power. But "the Trump approach is dumb power," she said.
“We’re looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up," said the secretary of state.
But it will ultimately be up to federal officials who oversee the facility where he is awaiting trial.
The administration is trying to use a national security exemption to eliminate union rights for hundreds of thousands of workers.
The second lady's Greenland itinerary reportedly changed because of a certain diplomatic flop.
The message from locals is clear, said Molly Hunter.
The one-time supporter also offered a message directly to the president.