U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) attends Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. (REUTERS/Vincent Alban)
"It’s fortunate this massive error didn’t result in American casualties, but for the safety of our servicemembers and our country, Secretary Hegseth needs to resign," he added.
Members of the administration are looking ahead after The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was included in a group chat on Signal, an encrypted messaging app, about a strike against the Houthis in Yemen. Goldberg later went on to publish the messages on Wednesday.
"I’m incredibly proud of the courage and skill of the troops, and they are ongoing and continue to be devastatingly effective," Hegseth said in the wake of the story. "The last place I would want to be right now is a Houthi in Yemen who wants to disrupt freedom of navigation, so the skill and courage of our troops is on full display."
JEFFRIES BECOMES HIGHEST-RANKING DEM TO CALL FOR HEGSETH TO RESIGN
Then-President Joe Biden, center, flanked by then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and then-Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks during a meeting with the members of his Cabinet and first lady Jill Biden, in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Still, some have argued that there is a double standard from Democrats over military mishaps during the Biden administration.
"You can acknowledge the Signal fiasco was a mistake while also refusing admonishment from people who A) slept with Chinese spies B) didn't demand any resignations after 13 US Service members were killed in Afghanistan C) didn't care that Lloyd Austin was MIA for 5 days," conservative commentator Grace Curley posted.
"This won't be the first time [Kelly] calls on [Trump] officials to resign. He's not interested in working with the administration to advance national or state interests; he's doing whatever he can to try to embarrass the White House and stop their efforts to make America great again," the Republican Party of Arizona posted.
The Department of Defense did not respond in time for publication.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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