Political fallout is mounting as some Republicans are breaking with the White House on the severity of the leak.
Topline
President Donald Trump attacked the messaging app Signal on Wednesday evening while defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s role in reportedly sharing messages—which some Republicans believe contained classified information—with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, as his administration attempts to downplay the leak.TimelineHere’s What Pete Hegseth Said In War Texts Shared With Atlantic Editor
TEAM UPDATE:
TIME NOW (1144 et): Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/ CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch.
1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)
1345: “Trigger Based” F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME) — also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s)
1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package)
1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier “Trigger Based” targets)
1536: F-18 2nd Strike Starts — also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched.
MORE TO FOLLOW (per timeline)
We are currently clean on OPSEC.
Godspeed to our Warriors.What Is Opsec?
The acronym for “operational security,” a military term that refers to the security of information and whether it is protected from leaks.
