Trump backs Hegseth after reports of second Signal chat on Yemen strikes | Donald Trump News

US president calls latest controversy over defence chief’s handling of military information a ‘waste of time’.

United States President Donald Trump has backed his defence chief following reports he shared sensitive military information in a second Signal group chat, branding the latest controversy about the top Pentagon official a “waste of time”.

Trump’s backing of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday came after multiple media outlets reported that the defence chief had…