Trump says he's looking for leakers.
Trump says he's looking for leakers. @SenTimKaine says Trump is looking for dissent. A general who raised questions about the Iran war gets fired, but the Secretary who leaked strike plans on Signal keeps his job? "If it was about leaks, Pete Hegseth would have been fired."
Posted on X 2026-10-30 by @SenateDems · View on X →
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We're very much looking for leakers, and she's going to have big problems, long -term problems. So, to state the obvious, Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia is not a she. But I also seem to recall another person who leaked detailed plans of a strike in a Signal group chat that included an Atlantic Magazine journalist on it, and he remains the Secretary of Defense. What do you make of this development, this firing of General Sylvia? It is an indication of chaos inside the Pentagon. And you know, the one that's most on my mind now is this illegal and foolish war against Iran that has cost 20 -plus Americans their lives and is costing Americans billions and billions of dollars. Clearly, there's chaos in the Pentagon, and I don't think this is about leaks. If it was about leaks, Pete Hegseth would have been fired. I think it's about trying to kick out dissenting voices, people who are... raising concerns and questions about the effectiveness or the necessity of these military operations. So, yeah, they may say it's about leaks, but I think what they're trying to do is kick out people who are raising questions about the entire military strategy behind Iran.
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“the Secretary who leaked strike plans on Signal keeps his job”
“A general who raised questions about the Iran war gets fired”
“another person who leaked detailed plans of a strike in a Signal group chat that included an Atlantic Magazine journalist on it, and he remains the Secretary of Defense” (in the post's video)
“Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia is not a she” (in the post's video)
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Trump says he's looking for leakers. @SenTimKaine says Trump is looking for dissent. A general who raised questions about the Iran war gets fired, but the Secretary who leaked strike plans on Signal keeps his job? "If it was about leaks, Pete Hegseth would have been fired."
We're very much looking for leakers, and she's going to have big problems, long -term problems. So, to state the obvious, Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia is not a she. But I also seem to recall another person who leaked detailed plans of a strike in a Signal group chat that included an Atlantic Magazine journalist on it, and he remains the Secretary of Defense. What do you make of this development, this firing of General Sylvia? It is an indication of chaos inside the Pentagon. And you know, the one that's most on my mind now is this illegal and foolish war against Iran that has cost 20 -plus Americans their lives and is costing Americans billions and billions of dollars. Clearly, there's chaos in the Pentagon, and I don't think this is about leaks. If it was about leaks, Pete Hegseth would have been fired. I think it's about trying to kick out dissenting voices, people who are... raising concerns and questions about the effectiveness or the necessity of these military operations. So, yeah, they may say it's about leaks, but I think what they're trying to do is kick out people who are raising questions about the entire military strategy behind Iran.
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